Yesterday, we learned that the Major League Baseball Players Association and AFL-CIO were using some baseball players to make their pitch for the Employee Free Choice Act. And it looks like the issue of baseball and unions is not going away. No, this isn’t about the MLBPA, but about the city of Philadelphia and the Transport Workers Union.
The city of Philadelphia will play hosts to Games 3, 4, and 5 of the World Series (Saturday through Monday). At the same time, the Transport Workers Union who represent over 1,200 bus drivers, subway and trolley operators, and mechanics with the city’s public transportation have authorized a strike.
The union has given a 12:01 a.m. Sunday deadline for the strike call, but it could come sooner. I doubt authorizing a strike to coincide with the World Series was merely a coincidence.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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