NBA工會給球員的公開信(節錄)

NBA工會給球員的公開信(節錄)

致所有球員:
今天在執行委員會和球員代表一致投票通過下,球員工會將放棄代表你們的集體談判權。取而代之,我們將會以商會形式協助及支持NBA球員,但我們將不會再參加與NBA球隊班主的集體談判。球員工會將會致力支持NBA球員維護你們的非勞工權利,免除你們在尋找新球隊上受任何非法的限制。
在兩年半時間及超過50次的談判的期間,我們在談判桌上嘗試向班主爭取公平的勞工協議。上周,在又一個最後通牒下:一個充滿長期不平等條款的最後提案,NBA總裁史坦和班主沒有給我們選擇的餘地,我們亦已用盡了勞工法許可的權利,繼續再討論下去只會對球員無益。在沒有工會的情況下,我們衷心希望NBA立刻結束它的非法杯葛以及開始2011/12球季。如果班主選擇繼續他們現時的行動,我們認為他們有明顯的壟斷傾向。
今天的決定並非輕率而下,而且會造成巨大的後果,球員工會將會協助球員維護勞工法以外的權益,並且改善所有NBA職業球員的工作環境。
亨打、費沙及球員工會執行委員會
14.11.2011

TO:ALLPLAYERS
FROM:G.WILLIAMHUNTER,DEREKFISHERANDTHENBPAEXECUTIVECOMMITTEE
Today,byunanimousvoteoftheexecutivecommitteeandplayerrepresentatives,theNationalBasketballPlayersAssociationdisclaimeditsstatusasyourcollectivebargainingrepresentative.Asaresult,wewillnowfunctionasatradeassociationtoassistandsupportNBAplayers,butwewillnolongerengageincollectivebargainingwiththeNBAowners.ThePlayersAssociationwillinsteaddedicateitselftosupportingindividualNBAplayersintheassertionofyournon-laborrightstobefreeofanyillegalrestrictionsoncompetitionforyourservices.
Fortwoandahalfyearsandthroughmorethan50collectivebargainingsessions,wesatatthetableandattemptedtonegotiateafairlaboragreementwiththeowners.Lastweek,withtheissuanceofyetanotherultimatum-atakeitorleaveitfinalofferofalong-termagreementwithunacceptableterms-CommissionerSternandtheownersleftuswithnootheroption.Ithasbecomecleartousthatwehaveexhaustedourrightsunderthelaborlaws,andcontinuinginthatforumwouldnotbeinthebestinterestsoftheplayers.Withnolaborunioninplace,itisoursincerehopethattheNBAwillimmediatelyenditsnowillegalboycottandfinallyopenthe2011-12season.Individualteamsarefreetonegotiatewithfreeagentsforyourservices.
Today'sdecisionwasnotmadelightlyandholdsenormousconsequences,theNBPAwillalwaysbeheretoassistindividualplayersinassertingyourrightsoutsideofthelaborlawsandtoimprovebusinessconditionsofallprofessionalbasketballplayersintheNBA.14.11.2011