Hello, Happy weekend!
A little while ago, Oakland A’s owner John Fisher — the billionaire son of the founders of Gap — made the decision to cut payment to all of the organization’s Minor League baseball players. Since there won’t be a Minor League season, Fisher was able to do this legally. And since the labor laws protecting Minor League players are abhorrent, the unpaid A’s players would not only be unable to seek employment from another team, but would also be unable to collect unemployment.
People were rightfully upset and many (myself included) expressed that outrage publicly.