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By Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier This article originally appeared in The Nation. *** When the Baseball Hall of Fame holds its induction ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, July 27, three pillars of baseball's corporate establishment will join the ranks. But the man who freed ballplayers from indentured servitude will not. This is not only a travesty, it's the result of a coup engineered by the conservative cabal that controls the Hall of Fame. Baseball owes a huge debt of gratitude to Marvin Miller, who, as director of the players union from 1966 to 1983, dramatically improved players' pay and working conditions. It's time for the union and players--Hall of Famers, veterans and current players alike--to speak out on behalf of this baseball and labor pioneer, now 91, before it's too late. Miller has been snubbed three times... [read full story]
