Word: strike
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Black Sox Scandal was a betrayal of the average American sports fan. In much the same way, the recent baseball strike has mocked the loyalty of today's fans. Both incidents showed players and owners placing greed above the integrity of the game...
Although the public was not privy to the labor talks during the strike, they should not be silent now. If baseball is to be America's pastime, then all Americans have an interest in protecting its integrity...
While baseball fans may not remember how many years it has been since the Black Sox Scandal, it is more important that they guard their enthusiasm after the strike. Players and owners have been quick to realize that the innocence of sports is gone...
...Everyone recognized that no single `package' could be accommodated equally well by all units, but the effort to strike a balance was extremely important," the report reads...
...group of 17 students at North-western began conducting a hunger strike on April 11, according to a an e-mail sent out by the Ethnic Studies Action Committee. Since then, at least seven have dropped out due to fatigue...