Ending 26 years of "labor peace," Major League Baseball is in the midst of a lockout. With league owners failing to address the core contract issues raised by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the previous collective bargaining agreement expired at the beginning of this month. In an open letter to baseball fans, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stated, "Despite the league's best efforts to make a deal with the Players Association, we were unable to extend our 26 year-long history of labor peace and come to an agreement with the MLBPA before the current CBA expired. Therefore, we have been forced to commence a lockout of Major League players, effective at 12:01am ET on December 2." Has the league made its "best efforts" to bargain in good faith? Were wealthy team owners really "forced to commence a lockout"? We smell BS... In this episode, we're joined by Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner, hosts of the podcast Tipping Pitches, to break down the labor politics in today's MLB and what the lockout means for players and fans alike.&nbsp; Additional links/info below...  Tipping Pitches ,  page, and  Alex's  page Bobby's  page&nbsp; Dayn Perry, CBS Sports, "" James Wagner, The New York Times, "" Nathan Kalman-Lamb &amp; Dirk Hayhurst, Jacobin, "" Working People, ""  Kellogg's strike links/info below...  Working People &nbsp; Look for updates on the Dec. 17 livestream/fundraiser on the  and &nbsp; Maximilian Alvarez, The Real News Network, “” Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, "" Mel Buer, The Real News Network, “” Mel Buer, The Real News Network, “” Sahid Fawaz, Labor 411, ""  Permanent links below...  Working People  page  and we might&nbsp;play it on the show! Labor Radio / Podcast Network ,  page, and  page In These Times ,  page, and  page The Real News Network ,  channel,  feeds,  page, and  page  Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: )  Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"

Foul Ball (w/ Alex Bazeley & Bobby Wagner)

A podcast by, for, and about the working class today
(WE'VE MOVED OVER TO SPOTIFY/ITUNES, BUT WILL ALSO POST EPISODES HERE!)