Can college sports teams unionize? We're about to find out.

Sat, 09/23/2023 - 11:23

A Dartmouth basketball player dodges another player while in possession of the ball. — Players on the Dartmouth men's NCAA basketball team have filed a petition to unionize.
Doug Austin/Dartmouth Sports

The Dartmouth men's basketball team filed a petition to unionize earlier this month.
Like all student athletes, Dartmouth faces a number of barriers to unionization under federal labor law.
A new labor case to be heard in November, however, could change everything.

Dartmouth College is a Division 1 school in the NCAA, competing in the Ivy League conference. They are known as the Big Green. And its men's basketball team just made a big move.