Although the NCAA considers players "student-athletes," the Dartmouth players petitioned the labor board in 2023 for the right to unionize, saying the New Hampshire school exercised so much control over their schedules and working conditions that they met the legal definition of employees.
While our strategy is shifting, we will continue to advocate for just compensation, adequate health coverage, and safe working conditions for varsity athletes at Dartmouth," local president Chris Peck said in a statement that called collective bargaining "the only viable pathway to address issues" facing college athletics today.
The school said it would refuse to bargain with the players, a strategy designed to force the case into federal court. Before sitting down at the bargaining table, the players would need favorable decisions from an NLRB that currently has two openings that will be filled by President-elect Donald Trump after his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Dartmouth has built productive relationships with the unions that are part of our campus community and have deep respect for our 1,500 employees, focusing instead on collaboration for their benefit.
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