Parties Involved
In 1999, the Minor League umpires, under the umbrella of the Professional Baseball Umpire Corp (PBUC), unionized themselves and formed the Association of Minor League Umpires (AMLU). The following year the AMLU signed a salary contract with the PBUC. The union was formed to provide support and protection for the umpires in contract negotiations with PBUC, which is in turn governed by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL). As of the 2006 strike, the president of the union was Andy Roberts, a triple-A umpire.
On the side of management, Pat O’Conner, the acting chief operating officer and VP and George Yund, the PBUC attorney were two of the key players in the contract negotiations for the PBUC. The AMLU represents about 220 umpires in the 16 different leagues within Minor League Baseball.
Read more about this topic: 2006 Minor League Baseball Umpire Strike
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