Have no Fehr: Don steps down as Union chief
nydailynews.com 6/22/2009 — After serving nearly 24 years as the hard-nosed and controversial executive director of the Major League Baseball Players' Association, Donald Fehr gave baseball players notice today that he will step down.

Players Union Chief Donald Fehr Resigns
thegmsperspective.com 6/26/2009 — On a conference call on Monday, Donald Fehr announced to all 30 Major League teams that he was exercising his “nine-month notification” clause in his contract and thus be replaced by union general counsel Michael Weiner, pending approval of the unions executive board. “It has been a high ...

Players union chief Fehr to retire | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 6/22/2009 — By Bobbie Dittmeier / MLB.com 06/22/09 4:35 PM ET Don Fehr has decided to retire and will leave his position as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a post he has held since 1985. Fehr, 60, informed player ...

Longtime union boss Fehr to retire by end of March 2010 - MLB - CBSSports.com Baseball
cbssports.com 6/22/2009 — Donald Fehr and commissioner Bud Selig have had their battles over the years. (Getty Images)

Nothing to Fehr Anymore
playerpress.com 6/25/2009 — I was quite happy that Donald Fehr announced his resignation as MLB Players Union chief the other day. This is not an insignificant event. Unfortunately it is not effective immediately.

Players Union Head Donald Fehr to Retire
mlbnotebook.com 6/23/2009 — ESPN : Donald Fehr is retiring as head of the baseball players' association after more than a quarter-century in charge of the powerful labor union. Fehr, who turns 61 next month, said Monday he will retire no later than the end of March. Subject to approval by the union's executive board, he ...

There was nothing to fear except Fehr himself
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/23/2009 — So player's union head Donald Fehr is retiring after 25 years of running the organization. Now is a good time to take a look at what kind of leader he was, if nothing else so as to determine what might be needed in his successor. When Mr. Fehr took over 25 years ago the average players salary ...

The Devil you know ... Donald Fehr
brushbackpitch.com 6/24/2009 — Donald Fehr is retiring from his post in charge of the MLBPA--but is that a good thing or a bad thing for the game of baseball? While Fehr played a significant role in delaying drug testing and the work stoppage of 1994, there are some things that he brings to the table that might be missed...

Fehr to retire as head of baseball players' union - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 6/23/2009 — NEW YORK (AP)—Donald Fehr’s time in charge of the players’ association will be remembered for a strike that canceled the World Series, explosive growth in salaries and eventually 14 years of labor peace. To his detractors, the biggest mark was that he ...

BREAKING: DONALD FEHR TO STEP DOWN AS HEAD OF MLBPA
bizofbaseball.com 6/22/2009 — UPDATE (5:00pm ET) - Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the resignation of Don Fehr, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association: “For more than 25 years, Don has represented his constituency with passion, ...

Tom Verducci: Fehr did his job too well, allowing steroids to overwhelm the game — SI.com - MLB 6/23/2009
SI.com's Tom Verducci says Donald Fehr simply did his job too well and it ended up hurting baseball.

Rays' Nelson comes to Fehr's defense — Major League Baseball News 6/23/2009
Joe Nelson took exception to John Kruk's comments on ESPN on Monday regarding Union chief Donald Fehr after the news of Fehr's coming retirement.

Man in the News: Michael Weiner, Behind-the-Scenes Force, Is Set to Move to Forefront of Major League Union — NYT > Baseball 6/24/2009
As the union’s general counsel, Michael Weiner helped ease longtime tensions between players and management.

Fehr's career tainted by steroids — The Seattle Times: Sports 6/27/2009
If there were a labor leader Hall of Fame, Don Fehr was headed to a first-ballot, slam-dunk election. But now, as with so many members of his constituency, steroids have reared its ugly headlines and caused his career to be re-evaluated in a new light.

Sports of The Times: A Baseball Atlas Who Shrugged — NYT > Baseball 6/27/2009
Donald Fehr, who will step down as executive director of the baseball union, acknowledges that he might have acted sooner against performance-enhancing drugs.