A purported union whistleblower late last month filed a charge against the Major League Players Association (MLBPA) at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging corruption, nepotism and mismanagement. The charge called out Tony Clark in particular, the union’s long time executive director.
A copy of the charge was anonymously provided to Awful Announcing, with the person describing the document as filed by “Current and former MLBPA staffers and members.” On the NLRB form where it asks for the name of the filing party, on the copy provided to Awful Announcing, that information is blacked out. Their email is identity is listed as “MLBPAwhistleblower.”
MLBPA endured a near mutiny from some players in the spring over the tenure of MLBPA number two Bruce Meyer. Harry Marino, the lawyer who organized minor league players, led the unsuccessful putsch to oust Meyer, targeted as the scapegoat for an underwhelming offseason of free agency spending. The MLBPA and MLB agreed to alter their CBA earlier this year to help teams losing money as the RSN industry experienced unprecedented challenges.
The NLRB charge does not address that issue, but instead paints the union as corrupt. The charge breaks down into five general categories: Self-dealing/conflict of interest; failure to file (Department of Labor documents); nepotism; misuse of union resources; and abuse of power and conflict of interest.
In a statement to Awful Announcing, the MLBPA said, “These baseless allegations,...
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