Dartmouth basketball players may have been hesitant to set a precedent under a Trump-controlled NLRB — one that may not be friendly to unionization attempts.
Colleges want the best athletes to play at their school. So what’s one way to attract them? Help them get the best name, image and likeness deals.
A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Dartmouth’s men’s basketball players are employees who can form a union.
State laws allowing athletes to make money and court decisions curbing the NCAA’s authority are reinventing big-money college sports.
Meanwhile, March Madness, the NCAA’s most profitable event, is in full swing.
The move comes after California’s “Student Athlete Bill of Rights” law.
As the NCAA gathers for its annual meeting, is it considering a first step toward paying players?
