Unions for College Athletes – Some Food for Thought

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The Dartmouth College Men’s Basketball Team recently petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for recognition of their rights as “employees” of the College to form a union and bargain over their relationship to the School. On February 5, 2024, the Regional Director of the NLRB ruled that these students are employees and have the right to demand recognition and to bargain as a group over their scholarship and related arrangements with the College. The basis for this decision was that players perform a service for compensation under the control of the School.

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