Players unionize
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If that happens, then let's make it so that the Sharpe's of the world are fired when they refuse to play.
The whole “student athlete” facade has now broken down so thoroughly that they might as well also ditch the requirement that they be enrolled in classes. Nobody still buys it, so why keep faking it?
It’s already went to **** , might as well unionize and flush the entire thing .
Sadly, it's just the beginning.
Who would’ve thought Dartmouth would be the one bring it all down.
Dartmouth is 5 and 21.
Probably should practice and forget unionizing. I am sure they will make a movie.
Probably should practice and forget unionizing. I am sure they will make a movie.
Club sports. Intramurals.Minor leagues.
Get schools out of the entertainment business.
Get schools out of the entertainment business.
At that rate they'll qualify for minimum wage.
So, those players can just be fired now, right? 
So I get season tickets with my hard earned money, and they decide to strike because the Gator ade isn't orange and they strike so game gets cancelled?
No thanks. I will bow out of College athletics.
No thanks. I will bow out of College athletics.
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.
I can’t make SMH any harder than I am right now. What’s the world coming to?
Remember that $1,000 that almost shut our program down? Good times.
Remember that $1,000 that almost shut our program down? Good times.
I'm a former union business agent for the Ironworkers Union and I strongly believe in Unions and the rights of employees to organize. That said college basketball players are not employees and I couldn't be more against this. The National Labor Relations Board is just wrong on this.
I can't see college athletics surviving. The lines are going to continue to be blurred to the point where you won't see the difference between collegiate sports and a professional organization.
Fired from what? They’re not paid employees.So, those players can just be fired now, right?
Dartmouth should drop the program and say adios.
Unions built the middle class of this nation . I don’t understand this at all
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?
I played bad, Coach took me out of a game, I filed a grievance at halftime!!!!
Awesome! now the "senior" employees will get all the playing time. Especially when its "overtime".....
Guarding the point guard wasn't my job.I played bad, Coach took me out of a game, I filed a grievance at halftime!!!!
This may not be popular here, but I do not think it should be legal for public sector employees to unionize (The main current union this would mean is public school teachers unions), and basically threaten government programs. I assume since many of the NCAA colleges are public this would be a similar situation and I am completely against it. I do not want some union putting a strike to college sports because they aren't getting enough tax payer money no thank you.
We should reclaim any forfeited games and/or titles.
What would be the benefit of forming a union when they are not employees? If they have a grievance, who do they go to? Who would they negotiate with for better working conditions and/or benefits?
I don’t get it!
I don’t get it!
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 used the union once for one thing in 10 years. I represented myself because my union rep was a company shill. If you’re a decent employee you don’t need them. They do have a place and I’m not trying to make them out as evil. I just believe that in today’s time with all employment laws that they aren’t needed like they were when the country was being built and 13 year olds were doing hard labor.
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I agree, teachers unions are the worst.
Worked in Unions all my life BUT this is wrong and they are opening up another can of worms.
I don't GAF what they do. College sports were ruined with the beginning of the NIL.
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.
I'm not a fan of unions whatsoever. They had an important place to play in our history quite awhile ago. They just seem detrimental now. But they DEFINITELY do not have a place for a college sports program. This is just dumb.
This all happened because college sports became a business. TV contracts became huge and ADs see their for profit sports as brands just like the owners of professional sports teams.
Everyone was going to want a piece of that money.
Everyone was going to want a piece of that money.
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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.
Now I will say I have a BIG problem with unions personally, because of something involving my father years ago. I will not go into detail, but let's just say I don't care for unions much.
