A new ball game: history of labor relations in the National Basketball Association (1964-1976)

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buir.advisorMiller, Owen
dc.contributor.authorÇetiner, Ogün Can
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-28T11:21:13Z
dc.date.available2020-08-28T11:21:13Z
dc.date.copyright2020-08
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.date.submitted2020-08-18
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Department of History, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2020.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 124-133).en_US
dc.description.abstractProfessional basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) founded the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) in 1954. The first collective act of professional basketball players under the NBPA was a threat to strike just before the 1964 NBA All-Star Game. Eventually, they had achieved to get the pension plan that they hoped for many years. Larry Fleisher, the general counsel of the NBPA, and Oscar Robertson, the president of the NBPA, were determined to abolish the reserve clause in basketball. The reserve clause restrained the free movement of professional athletes for many years, and NBA players were the ones who established staunch struggle against it, in various ways, including litigation. The NBPA filed a class-action lawsuit, also known as the Oscar Robertson lawsuit, against the merger between two basketball leagues, the NBA, and the ABA (American Basketball Association) in April 1970. Thus, professional basketball players were able to prevent the merger. After five years, Judge Robert L. Carter ruled that the reserve clause was illegal. Eventually, the NBA and the NBPA reached a settlement and removed the reserve clause from their collective bargaining agreement. This thesis argues that the NBA players gained the right of free agency through strong leadership and collective bargaining despite proven customer discrimination. The NBPA’s actions demonstrate that it is possible to gain rights without a strike.en_US
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dc.format.extentxiii, 133 leaves ; 30 cm.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB154352
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/53971
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCollective bargaining agreementen_US
dc.subjectFree agencyen_US
dc.subjectNBAen_US
dc.subjectOscar Robertsonen_US
dc.subjectThe reserve clauseen_US
dc.titleA new ball game: history of labor relations in the National Basketball Association (1964-1976)en_US
dc.title.alternativeYeni bir maç: Amerikan Ulusal Basketbol Ligi’nde işçi ve işveren ilişkileri tarihi (1964-1976)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMA (Master of Arts)

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