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| Marvin Julian Miller (born April 14, 1917 in The Bronx, New York City) is the former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 - 1982. Under Miller's direction, the players' union was transformed into one of the strongest unions in the United States. Miller, a labor economist, first started at the National War Labor Relations Board, and then moved on to the Machinist Union and the United Auto Workers. Finally, he worked his way up the United Steelworkers union to become its leading economist and negotiator. He was elected head of the MLBPA in 1966 after the first two choices rejected the offer. Miller became unpopular with both fans and owners when he led the union to two strikes, the first in 1972 which lasted 13 days, and again in 1981 which lasted 50 days. In 1975, Miller led Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally to file a grievance arbitration; the ensuing Seitz decision effectively eradicated the "reserve clause" and ushered in free agency. Further reading[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Marvin Miller ] Some related entries: Bobby Bonds | Randy Smith | Bobby Boswell | Hank Greenberg | Dick Kazmaier | Kenji Johjima | Mel Patton | Steve Schmoll | Kitty O'Neil | Jason Parker | Brandon Phillips This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Marvin Miller; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay |
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