Turns out the NU players were just ahead of their time. Senator Sanders et al. introduced a bill to allow cross-school unions within a conference.
The new bill, called the College Athletes Right to Organize Act, is sponsored by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Senate. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced companion legislation in the House.
The bill also would specifically allow for the formation of multi-school bargaining units, allowing negotiation across programs within the same athletic conference.
“College athletes are workers. They deserve pay, a union, and to own their own name, image and likeness. We cannot wait for the NCAA to share its billions with the workers who create it,” Sanders said in a statement. “It is long past time we gave these workers the rights they deserve.”
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The new bill, called the College Athletes Right to Organize Act, is sponsored by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the Senate. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Andy Levin (D-Mich.) and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) introduced companion legislation in the House.
The bill also would specifically allow for the formation of multi-school bargaining units, allowing negotiation across programs within the same athletic conference.
“College athletes are workers. They deserve pay, a union, and to own their own name, image and likeness. We cannot wait for the NCAA to share its billions with the workers who create it,” Sanders said in a statement. “It is long past time we gave these workers the rights they deserve.”
Sens. Sanders, Murphy propose bill for college athletes to collectively bargain
The College Athletes Right to Organize Act is the latest in a string of proposed Congressional bills related to NCAA rules regarding college athletes’ ability to make money while in school.
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