Dartmouth basketball team halts unionization efforts amid NLRB changes

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1 year ago

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The **Dartmouth men’s basketball team** has decided to end their attempt to unionize, retracting their bid to become the first college athletes to negotiate contracts.
This decision follows concerns about an upcoming shift in the **National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)**, which will soon be under Republican control.
The **Service Employees International Union Local 560** requested to withdraw the petition, prioritizing the preservation of their current advocacy efforts.
The Dartmouth players had previously argued that the school exercised enough control over their schedules to qualify as employees, even winning a majority vote to unionize in March.
Despite this setback, they aim to continue advocating for fair **compensation**, health coverage, and working conditions for collegiate athletes.

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