著者

阿部 武尊

出版者

スポーツ史学会

雑誌

スポーツ史研究 (ISSN:09151273)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.30, pp.31-40, 2017 (Released:2018-06-20)

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the process of labor negotiation by Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) in order to capture the change of the status of the players, who are the important persons concerned in the professional baseball world. This article focuses the period from 1993, when a free agent (FA) system was introduced to 2004, when the JPBPA went on strike for the first time in baseball history in Japan. After introduction of a FA system, the JPBPA continued to succeed in a certain level of improvement of the working conditions. And, since 1999, the JPBPA addressed the structural improvement of the baseball world as new movements. However, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) often made the player’s working conditions worse without the JPBPA’s recognitions. The worst of them was the baseball alignment in 2004. The JPBPA engaged in collective bargaining and strike with their legal rights as a labor union. As a result, they stopped reduction of the number of the clubs, stopped making their working conditions worse, and obtained the chances of discuss about structural improvements of Japanese professional baseball with the NPB. We should pay attention to having gained such achievements by the JPBPA under the condition which the NPB seems to lead the process of the negotiation.

著者

阿部 武尊

出版者

一橋大学スポーツ科学研究室

雑誌

一橋大学スポーツ研究 (ISSN:18803814)

巻号頁・発行日

no.35, pp.43-52, 2016-12-01

著者

阿部 武尊

出版者

スポーツ史学会

雑誌

スポーツ史研究 (ISSN:09151273)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, pp.15-25, 2016 (Released:2017-06-08)

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the process of labor negotiation by Japan Professional Baseball Players Association in order to capture the change of the status of the players, who are the important persons concerned in the professional baseball world. This article focuses the period from 1985, when the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) was established to 1993, when a free agent (FA) system was introduced. Recognized as a labor union by the Labor Relations Commission, the JPBPA obtained their legal right that they could negotiate with the Nippon Professional Baseball organization (NPB). As a result, the JPBPA succeeded in the improvement of the working conditions as they had wished since its foundation. In addition, JPBPA managed to reach the introduction of the FA system, which permits the freedom of the transfer of the player. However, due to the interest of each baseball clubs the players as combatant could not involve in decision making directly. As a result, the introduced FA system was different from the system that the JPBPA required in 1991, and limited players could exercise the right. However, the introduction of the FA system could be regarded as an epoch-making, in that it enables the players to negotiate with the baseball clubs equally viewpoint with the NPB by the freedom of the transfer of players being permitted. Furthermore, we should pay attention to having gained such rights by the JPBPA under the condition which the NPB seems to lead the process of the negotiation.

著者

阿部 武尊

出版者

スポーツ史学会

雑誌

スポーツ史研究 (ISSN:09151273)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.30, pp.31-40, 2017

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the process of labor negotiation by Japan ProfessionalBaseball Players Association (JPBPA) in order to capture the change of the status of the players,who are the important persons concerned in the professional baseball world. This article focuses theperiod from 1993, when a free agent (FA) system was introduced to 2004, when the JPBPA went onstrike for the first time in baseball history in Japan.<BR>After introduction of a FA system, the JPBPA continued to succeed in a certain level of improvementof the working conditions.<BR>And, since 1999, the JPBPA addressed the structural improvement of the baseball world as newmovements.<BR>However, the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization (NPB) often made the player's workingconditions worse without the JPBPA's recognitions. The worst of them was the baseball alignmentin 2004. The JPBPA engaged in collective bargaining and strike with their legal rights as a laborunion. As a result, they stopped reduction of the number of the clubs, stopped making their workingconditions worse, and obtained the chances of discuss about structural improvements of Japaneseprofessional baseball with the NPB.<BR>We should pay attention to having gained such achievements by the JPBPA under the conditionwhich the NPB seems to lead the process of the negotiation.

著者

阿部 武尊

出版者

スポーツ史学会

雑誌

スポーツ史研究 (ISSN:09151273)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.29, pp.15-25, 2016

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the process of labor negotiation by Japan Professional Baseball Players Association in order to capture the change of the status of the players, who are the important persons concerned in the professional baseball world. This article focuses the period from 1985, when the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (JPBPA) was established to 1993, when a free agent (FA) system was introduced. Recognized as a labor union by the Labor Relations Commission, the JPBPA obtained their legal right that they could negotiate with the Nippon Professional Baseball organization (NPB). As a result, the JPBPA succeeded in the improvement of the working conditions as they had wished since its foundation. In addition, JPBPA managed to reach the introduction of the FA system, which permits the freedom of the transfer of the player. However, due to the interest of each baseball clubs the players as combatant could not involve in decision making directly. As a result, the introduced FA system was different from the system that the JPBPA required in 1991, and limited players could exercise the right. However, the introduction of the FA system could be regarded as an epoch-making, in that it enables the players to negotiate with the baseball clubs equally viewpoint with the NPB by the freedom of the transfer of players being permitted. Furthermore, we should pay attention to having gained such rights by the JPBPA under the conditionwhich the NPB seems to lead the process of the negotiation.