In 1998 Congress Passed the "Curt Flood Act of 1998

question 8

Essay

In 1998 Congress passed the "Curt Flood Act of 1998" guaranteeing Major League Baseball players protection under the federal antitrust statutes in their labor dealings with baseball owners, repealing baseball's antitrust exemption with respect to labor negotiations. Given the fact that MLB players are unionized, what one specific power does this law grant to MLB players that they did not have before?

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Definitions:

Libertarianism

A political philosophy that emphasizes freedom, autonomy, and voluntary association, with a scepticism of authority and state power.

Kohlberg's Schematic Analysis

A psychological framework developed by Lawrence Kohlberg that categorizes moral development into stages, used to analyze the moral reasoning behind decisions and behaviors.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals develop proper attitudes and behaviors toward other people in society, based on social and cultural norms, rules, and laws.

Conventional

Consisting with or based on norms, standards, or practices that are widely accepted and established.