Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — A labor group urged the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) cagers to revive a players' union amid the Mahindra Enforcers-Alex Nuyles contract row.
"We encourage them to form players' union because they are professional, first class athletes and not commodities," Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-Nagkaisa (TUCP-Nagkaisa) spokesperson Alan Tanjusay said in a statement.
"Basketball players are just like any other ordinary blue collared worker who is vulnerable to abuse."
Such union will, in particular, protect the players from abuse of contract, Tanjusay added.
"But if they organize themselves into unions, they can get the best terms of the deal of their contracts than those who are not unionized," said Tanjusay, who is also an advocacy officer of the Associated Labor Unions.
This came on the heels of former Mahindra coach Glen Capacio expressing support to guard Alex Nuyles, whose contract with the Enforcers was invalidated by the team management.
It was, in fact, Capacio who first called for the restoration of the PBA players' union, which was formed by PBA four-time MVPs Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio, Robert Jaworksi, among others during the 1990s, to "protect the interest of Nuyles and other PBA players who have similar predicament."
Unfortunately, players failed to keep the group active.
Tanjusay added that formation of unions are being "encouraged by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and promoted by the International Labour Organization (ILO)." - By CNN Philippines Staff
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