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Article: PHILLIPS 86'ED; IN A LANDSLIDE, UMPIRES VOTE TO OUST UNION CHIEF.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 1, 1999
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Byline: Ronald Blum Associated Press
Richie Phillips is out of a job, just like 22 of his umpires.
In a landslide vote, major-league umpires ended Phillips' 21-year reign as their head, forming a new union that includes many of the dissident AL umpires on its board.
The National Labor Relations Board announced the results of a mail ballot Tuesday, with 57 umpires voting for the Major League Umpires Independent Organizing Committee and 35 voting to retain the Major League Umpires Association. One note was voided because an umpire, whom the NLRB did not identify, signed the ballot, which must be secret.
``Today is a statement by all ...