(NEW YORK CITY) - Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have announced 127 of MLBAM’s Content Department Employees who produce and create content in English, Spanish and Japanese for MLB have voted to Unionize. 

After a majority of the Bargaining Unit signed Union Cards, MLBAM and the WGAE swiftly reached an agreement for an independent election to certify Union recognition.

The American Arbitration Association administered the election and found a majority of the agreed upon Content Bargaining Unit voted in favor of Unionizing with the WGAE.

MLB said: “Immediately upon being informed by the WGAE of their efforts to organize our Content staff, MLB worked cooperatively and in good faith to identify the appropriate Bargaining Unit and to respect the rights of the affected Employees to decide whether to Unionize. We look forward to working with the WGAE as their new representative.”

WGAE President Tom Fontana said: “The Guild is excited to welcome more Workers from the Sports Industry into the Labor Movement. The official MLB website and App produces quality content for baseball fans around the world and this Bargaining Unit now has earned a seat at the table with Major League Baseball to negotiate a fair first Union contract.”

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