If that happens, then let's make it so that the Sharpe's of the world are fired when they refuse to play.
Dartmouth men's basketball players vote to unionize in landmark moment for athlete rights — The Athletic
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday voted 13-2 in favor of forming a union in a historic election that could usher in a new phase of the movement for college athletes to be treated like employees.apple.news
At that rate they'll qualify for minimum wage.
I grew up playing and watching hockey, but stopped following the NHL after seeing two lockouts. If that happens on the college level, I’d bow out, too.
Fired from what? They’re not paid employees.So, those players can just be fired now, right?
I may be wrong on this, but didn't all this start when we started allowing agents around campuses, forcing coaches to communicate with players through their little "camps"? If they're going to unionize, then perhaps make the players sign contracts saying that they must stay in college (on the same team) for two years, and if they break the contract, then they will forfeti half of their G League / NBA / overseas pay?
Awesome! now the "senior" employees will get all the playing time. Especially when its "overtime".....Dartmouth men's basketball players vote to unionize in landmark moment for athlete rights — The Athletic
The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday voted 13-2 in favor of forming a union in a historic election that could usher in a new phase of the movement for college athletes to be treated like employees.
Guarding the point guard wasn't my job.
We should reclaim any forfeited games and/or titles.
The union will end up protecting the worst of the workers. Trust me, I’ve seen so many people at UPS that needed to be fired and it took years to finally get thru the union to do it. One dude was on so much Xanax and oxy he fell asleep the entire shift and when he was awake he mis-sorted every package the entire night. There were bins full of packages in every area full of things that had to be re sorted. This happened every night for over six months.
I agree, teachers unions are the worst.
I think that if the NCAA isn't going to do its job (and it really hasn't IMO), then just tell them "you either completely return college athletics to what it used to be (scholarships and GETTING A JOB), or we're walking away from you to embrace this mess as we see fit. See how much they care about the college athletics then. They might surprise us, but I'd be shocked.
Exactly! When they decide on a new contact who do they negotiate with? Do they cease playing games until it’s done? Will the university have any say, like this isn’t worth it to us because I assume Dartmouth isn’t taking in tons of cash from men’s basketball so what if they cancel the program?
5-21? Sounds like Dartmouth would be better served hiring some scabs then.
Unions had their place at one time in our country. But you're correct in that because of all the employment laws they aren't needed now.
