This week we speak to longtime labor organizer, writer, and former head of TransAfrica Bill Fletcher about why the time is now for minor league baseball players to form a union. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the collision of the #blacklivesmatter movement and basketball in Sacramento, a ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Sit Yo Ass Down’ award to the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team and NCAA President Mark Emmert respectively, Kaepernick Watch, and more!

Bill Fletcher

Twitter: @billflecherjr

http://billfletcherjr.com/2016/discussing-challenges-facing-minor-league-baseball-players-friday/

Zirin, Black Lives Matter And The NBA Collide In Sacramento

https://www.thenation.com/article/blacklivesmatter-and-the-nba-collide-in-sacramento/

Gibbs, Ending The Sham of NCAA amateurism Will Not End Title IX

https://thinkprogress.org/title-ix-amateurism-1398c640714f/

Cason, Minor League Baseball Players Deserve A Fair Wage

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/minor-league-baseball-players-deserve-a-fair-wage/2018/03/23/86a36fca-2dde-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html?utm_term=.27dcf4dfee91

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