By a vote of 13 to 2, the team voted to join the service employees union SEIU Local 560 — making them the first college athletes in US history to vote to join a labor union.
Then, last month, the NLRB ruled that the Dartmouth players were employees of the school, clearing the way for the unionization vote.
The Dartmouth vote also comes as the share of union members in the US reached a record low of just 10% in 2023.
AdvertisementIn the short term, however, the impact of the Dartmouth vote could be limited.
AdvertisementIf the NLRB's decision to recognize the Dartmouth players stands, it could establish a precedent that enables other teams to follow suit.
Persons:
—, Dartmouth, Kaiser, There's, Victor Chen, Chen, Jake Rosenfeld, Louis, Trump, Rosenfeld, VCU's Chen, Matthew Johnson, Johnson, Barry Eidlin
Organizations:
Service, Dartmouth men's, Harvard, SEIU Local, National Labor Relations Board, Dartmouth, NLRB, Business, US, UAW, Hollywood, Kaiser Permanente, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington University, NCAA, Northwestern football, Northwestern, Big, Associated Press, University of Southern, —, USA, Duke University, McGill University
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