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Dartmouth basketball players end their unionization attempt in anticipation of shifting NLRB
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped its attempt to unionize, abruptly ending a push to become the first college athletes to bargain for a contract in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent from a National Labor Relations Board that soon will be controlled by Republicans.
Dartmouth basketball team drops effort to unionize ahead of Republican NLRB control
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team is halting efforts to unionize, withdrawing an effort before a labor board with appointees named by President-elect Trump might consider it. “While our strategy
Dartmouth basketball requests to withdraw petition to unionize
The timing — the final hours of 2024 — was fitting in that the decision reflects what may lie ahead for the college sports labor movement.
Dartmouth basketball union bid withdrawn ahead of Trump's second term
A union on Tuesday moved to withdraw its novel bid to represent the Dartmouth College men's basketball team, a move likely calculated to avoid unfavorable rulings by President-elect Donald Trump's appointees to the National Labor Relations Board.
Dartmouth men's basketball players end attempt to unionize
The Dartmouth men's basketball team dropped its attempt to form a union on Tuesday, voluntarily ending a push to become the first college sports team to unionize in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent from a National Labor Relations Board that soon will be controlled by Republicans.
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Dartmouth basketball players end their attempt to unionize in anticipation of shifting NLRB
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped its attempt to unionize, abruptly ending a push to become the first ...
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