The Obstacles Which CPBL Players Face When Organizing Players Association

• Main Authors: Guo-Sheng Su, 蘇國盛
• Other Authors: Wen-Tseng Chu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/63549126394999928498

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 運動與休閒管理研究所 === 94 === It has been 17 years since the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) was established, however, there is no organization fighting for the rights of the players. Players are exploited because of the operators’ lack of vision. In addition, although the CPBL has operated for 17 years, many institutional problems remain which affect players’ benefits the most. If there was a union prompting the operators of the CPBL, it may improve the whole system. In some well-developed professional sports leagues such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), a players’ association has existed for many years. Why is there no players association continuing operating in Taiwan where working conditions are so low? This study began by confirming the working conditions of CPBL players, and then discussed the conception of a labor union. Furthermore, this study referred to the situations of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) to understand players’ associations better, and discussed the obstacles existing outside and inside the CPBL which players face when organizing their union. The results were as follows: outer obstacles include the stipulations about organizing area in Labor Union Law, gansters’ attempts to control the game results, and the economic scale. Obstacles inside the CPBL are power imbalance between owners and players, owners’ negations and obstructions to players’ association, the authoritarian personality of players, and players’ attempts on free rides.