In a historic ruling that could change the entire face of union organizing, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Feb. 5 that basketball players attending Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, have the right to unionize. In other words, the NLRB recognized these student-athletes for what they truly are: workers. …
The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes — both on campus and from other Ivy League schools — have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. Romeo Myrthil and Cade Haskins said on Saturday they have been bombarded with messages on social media since a National Labor Relations Board official ruled this week that the Big Green players are employees of the school with the right to form a union. “You kind of want to keep it on the low key, especially in the beginning phases,” Haskins said after Dartmouth played Harvard in its first game since the ruling.
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