Japan Professional Baseball Players Association
Japan Professional Baseball Players Association | |
日本プロ野球選手会 | |
| Founded | August 15, 1980 |
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| Members | 741 |
Key people | Ginjiro Sumitani (Union Chairman) Yohei Oshima (Institute Chairman) |
| Website | http://jpbpa.net/ |
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The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association (日本プロ野球選手会, Nihon Puro Yakyū Senshu Kai; JPBPA) is the players' union that represents Japanese baseball players and their interests in Nippon Professional Baseball. The organization was incorporated in 1980 and was approved as a labor union in 1985. The current union chairman is Ginjiro Sumitani and the current institute chairman is Yohei Oshima.[1]
The JPBPA orchestrated the two-day players' strike during the 2004 NPB realignment.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "運営組織・構成・変遷" [Management Organization] (in Japanese). Japan Professional Baseball Players Association. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Players strike". The Japan Times. September 18, 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)