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Article: Minor league umpires vote to end strike.
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- The Free Press (Kinston, NC)
- Article date:
- May 31, 2006
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Byline: David Hall
May 31--Minor league umpires ratified a six-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday that will bring an end to their season-long strike and the use of replacement umpires by June 12.The Association of Minor League Umpires, whose members have been on strike since April 6, agreed to a deal with the Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation that calls for a $100-a-month salary increase and a per diem hike of $3 per day, or roughly $90 a month."Our goal from the beginning of these negotiations was to obtain a fair contract," AMLU president Andy Roberts said in a statement. "It has been a tough struggle, but an important one for our ...