A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service should exert its best efforts to cause the Major League Baseball Players Association and the owners of the teams of Major League Baseball to enter into a contract to continue to play professional baseball games without engaging in a strike, to lockout, or any conduct that interferes with the playing of scheduled professional baseball games.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service should immediately: (1) offer its services to the Major League Baseball (MLB) Players Association and the MLB team owners to resolve labor contract disputes over entering into a collective bargaining agreement; and (2) use its best efforts to bring the parties to agree to such contract without engaging in a strike, a lockout, or any other conduct that interferes with the playing of scheduled professional baseball games.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 137 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 137

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas major league baseball is a national institution and is commonly referred 
        to as ``the national pastime'';
Whereas major league baseball and its players played a critical role in 
        restoring America's spirit following the tragic events of September 11, 
        2001;
Whereas major league baseball players are role models to millions of young 
        Americans; and
Whereas while the financial issues involved in this current labor negotiation 
        are significant, they pale in comparison to the damage that will be 
        caused by a strike or work stoppage: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service, on its own motion and in accordance with section 
203(b) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 173(b)), 
should immediately--
            (1) proffer its services to the Major League Baseball 
        Players Association and the owners of the teams of Major League 
        Baseball to resolve labor contract disputes relating to 
        entering into a collective bargaining agreement; and
            (2) use its best efforts to bring the parties to agree to 
        such contract without engaging in a strike, a lockout, or any 
        other conduct that interferes with the playing of scheduled 
        professional baseball games.

            Passed the Senate August 1, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            S. CON. RES. 137

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Mediation and 
 Conciliation Service should exert its best efforts to cause the Major 
  League Baseball Players Association and the owners of the teams of 
  Major League Baseball to enter into a contract to continue to play 
professional baseball games without engaging in a strike, a lockout, or 
any conduct that interferes with the playing of scheduled professional 
                            baseball games.