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Let's be honest. Nobody knows the real figures. All we know for FACT is that minor league baseball offered a $100/ month raise, that would have been offset by an increase in medical insurance costs. So really...they offered nothing better than the current contract. That was rejected by the AMLU. IF THIS IS ALL THAT MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS GOING TO OFFER THESE GUYS, HOW CAN YOU BLAME THEM FOR NOT WORKING?
Nobody gets anywhere in this world without standing up for themselves. If 1800 a month was just good enough 10 years ago, it's not going to be good enough now. Life is too expensive now a days.
In 1995 the federal minimum wage was 4.25. For 2005 it was 5.15. (And probably will go up soon) So even your lowest level workers are making 21% more than they did 10 years ago. Inflation exists. People should make more money than they did 10 years ago, because stuff costs more than it did 10 years ago.
Like I said, if MiLB offers these guys a contract that reflects this COL increase, and they still reject it...then I may feel different. But right now, I don't see how you can't stand by their side.
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