The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted Tuesday to unionize — the first Division I college athletics team to hold a public unionization effort.
While historic, the move is likely months away from directly impacting other college athletic programs as an appeals process works its way through the National Labor Relations Board, the independent agency that enforces U.S. labor law related to collective bargaining.
The team voted 13-2 to unionize and authorized the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to bargain on their behalf. A powerful and politically connected organization, the SEIU represents nearly 2 million employees over 100 occupations.