Formation
The MLUA, led by longtime negotiatiating attorney Richie Phillips, was decertified by its member umpires (by a vote of 57 to 35) in February 2000, after Phillips' strategy of mass resignations in September 1999 backfired, with MLB simply accepting many resignations and promoting new umpires from the minor leagues. The WUA was created immediately afterward. Its first president was working umpire John Hirschbeck, who held the position from 2000 to 2009. He was replaced by Joe West in February 2009. In December 2009, the WUA reached an agreement with MLB on a five-year labor agreement, which is reportedly the largest ever contract in the history of Major League Baseball. The contract runs through December 2014. On January 18, 2010, members of the union voted 66 to 1 to ratify the contract.
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