The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has dropped its attempt to form a union
FILE - Dartmouth's Robert McRae III takes a pass from Jackson Munro as Duke's Jaylen Blakes defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. The Dartmouth men’s basketball team dropped its attempt to form a union on Tuesday, voluntarily ending a push to become the first college sports team to unionize in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent from a National Labor Relations Board that soon will be controlled by Republicans.
Lawyers for Service Employees International Union Local 560 withdrew their NLRB petition on Tuesday rather than take their chances in front of an unfriendly labor board. “While our strategy is shifting, we will continue to advocate for just compensation, adequate health coverage, and safe working conditions for varsity athletes at Dartmouth," SEIU Local 560 President Chris Peck said in a statement that called collective bargaining “the only viable pathway to address issues” facing college athletics today.
The Dartmouth players petitioned the NLRB in 2023 to be allowed to unionize, saying the New Hampshire school exercised so much control over their schedules and working conditions that they met the legal definition of employees. A regional official agreed, and the team voted 13-2 in March to join SEIU Local 560, which already represents some Dartmouth workers.
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