With nine newcomers arriving this summer, Cronin made a concerted effort to help his players get to know each other through backyard barbecues and nights spent together at Dodger Stadium, among other outings.

Additionally, the board said the show threatens "employees with legal action in retaliation for their protected concerted activity."

“When there are concerted efforts to address the lack of representation, we make progress,” said Porter, speaking from a favorite haunt, a woman-owned coffeehouse on Capitol Hill.

Ukrainian officials fear the most recent strike could signal another concerted Russian attempt to deplete the power grid as winter arrives.

Without a concerted effort against AMR, he says, “In 10 or 20 years, we may not have any antibiotics for many kinds of infections. And that keeps me up at night.”