Strike (labor)

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A strike is a work stoppage caused by the players refusing to play. When the owners refuse to hold games, the work stoppage is called a lockout.

See also:

• 1972 strike
• 1981 strike
• 1994 strike

[edit] Further Reading

• William B. Gould IV: Bargaining with Baseball: Labor Relations in an Age of Prosperous Turmoil, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011.
• Lee Lowenfish: The Imperfect Diamond: A History of Baseball's Labor Wars, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2010.
• Bill Swank: "Strike Out: A 1946 Baseball Strike ?", The National Pastime, SABR, Number 20 (2000), pp. 16-19.