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Article: Umpires' Union Fees Are Pricey
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- August 28, 1999
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RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
08-28-1999
Umpires' Union Fees Are Pricey
NEW YORK (AP) -- The umpires' failed resignation strategy is costing 22 of them their jobs. All, however, are paying a lot of cash.
Umpires are charged 25 percent more per person in union fees than players, according to federal disclosure documents obtained by The Associated Press.
In 1998, it came to an average of $5,756 for each of the 66 members of the umpires' union, according to a form filed in April with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The union imposes annual dues of $500 per member plus a $1,000 initiation fee, collecting a total of $28,000 last year. In addition, umpires paid their union $351,922 in ...