Chris Gulotta antitrust presentation for Endicott College Sports Law Class

1. Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in Sports Chris Gulotta Slidecast #1

2. Trusts and Antitrust Trusts Monopolies Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Antitrust Outlaw or restrict Monopolies and restrictions on Free Trade

3. Antitrust and Labor Relation Acts Clayton Act of 1914 National Labor Relations Act Taft –Hartley Act of 1947 Unions in Sports

4. Antitrust’s Impact “Trust Busting” Standard Oil, AT&T, Microsoft, and Intel Important in maintaining Commerce and competition.

5. The “Business of Baseball” Baseball is unique under Antitrust protection Federal Baseball Club v. National League 259 U.S. 200 (1922)

6. Collective Bargaining Agreements CBA’s have come out of Unions and Antitrust works Final agreement/contract of negotiations between management and union Outlines the rights of both sides

7. CBA’s Role in Sports CBA’s importance in sports Outline what each side gets Without the CBA, there are no guidelines for league setup When CBA deal runs out, unless new one is reached, Lockouts and work stoppages occur

8. Strikes and Lockouts When CBA negotiations reach a stand still or are not going anywhere: Players can go on strike or, Owners can lock out the players Impact all aspects of the game and league as well as all parties involved. In sports, strikes are unique B because the workers cant be replaced.

9. MLB Strike of 1994 Most heralded strike Players strike: August 12 Owners cancel remainder of Season: Sept. 14 Lasting impacts Revenue Attendance Fan Support

10. Impact on Sports today Sports today heavily impacted by strikes MLB being upstaged by NFL NBA drop Change how Hockey is played Potential Strikes

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