Labor News & Commentary December 18, 2023 a majority of college athletes want to unionize

[Omaha Steve]

https://onlabor.org/dec-18-2023/

Morgan Sperry

Morgan Sperry is a student at Harvard Law School and also serves as OnLabor's Social Media Director.

In today’s news and commentary, the Biden Administration prepares to defend a rule that extends organizing rights to farmworkers on temporary visas, and a majority of college athletes want to unionize.

The Biden Administration is gearing up for litigation over Department of Labor regulations that intend to expand organizing protections for farmworkers on temporary visas. Having been (and remaining) excluded from the NLRA, farmworkers lack the organizing protections that other employees enjoy. The Department of Labor’s proposed rule would add new protections for worker self-advocacy, better protect workers against retaliation, make foreign labor recruitment more transparent, and enhance the department’s enforcement. The Chamber of Commerce and allied critics have submitted public comments—available on Regulations.gov—questioning whether certain components of the proposed rule are permissible under existing court precedent.

FULL story at link above.

[Wonder Why]

1. Schools need to stop the scholarship lie and just create a set of

minor leagues. That's all it is anyway.

[MichMan]

2. No, they shouldn't

If the NBA and NFL needs minor league teams, let them create them and let the colleges teach students.

Given the relatively small percentage of athletes that ever get drafted for the professional leagues, the vast majority would find themselves with little education and few job skills.