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The Dartmouth men’s basketball team unionized this month, marking a first in college sports. UNH Professor Michael McCann joins NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa to discuss what’s next.
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Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court.
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The Dartmouth basketball players voted 13-2 on March 5 to join the Service Employees International Union Local 560 – the first ever labor union for college athletes.
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While the vote wasn’t unanimous, the players stressed that their team unity remained strong as they rallied to a victory against Harvard.
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The vote remains on track to happen as scheduled, after a National Labor Relations Board official rejected the school’s request to reopen the case.
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The labor relations board's national office granted Dartmouth's request to move the appeal deadline from Feb. 20 to March 5, which is the same day the players are scheduled to participate in an in-person election in Hanover, New Hampshire.
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The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. The basketball team has scheduled a March 5 union election.
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A spokesperson for UNH confirmed the school is working with the graduate students as they enter the home stretch of unionization efforts.
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This clears the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes. But Dartmouth can still appeal to the national board.
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Nearly two months have passed since the Dartmouth College basketball team signed a petition seeking representation by the Service Employees International Union, which already represents some school employees.