The Theme Is Partnership: WICB President on signing of agreement with WIPA

Fri, Jun 26, '15

Unlike the manner in which the disagreements were brought to light, the announcement that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) had reached agreement on outstanding issues slipped quietly under the radar. First WICB President Whycliffe 'Dave' Cameron mentioned it towards the end of his address at the joint WICB/WIPA awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on June 9, 2015.

President and Chief Executive Officer of WIPA Wavell Hinds later confirmed it in his remarks.

According to a joint release on June 15, 2015 issued by the WICB and WIPA, the overall aim of the previous Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the two entities was professionalising the game in the Caribbean. The release further stated that an important part of the new MOU and CBA included creating clear, long-term, stable arrangements for player compensation at all levels and that there seemed to have been confusion, particularly among players, as to the specifics of what had been agreed and how the new compensation structure would operate. The result of that had been a premature termination of the West Indies Tour to India in October 2014.

The full article by Michelle McDonald is at The Caribbean Current