Latest National Labor Relations Board News

Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court

Mar. 18, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the case to federal court. In a statement announcing its refusal to bargain a...

Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union

Mar. 18, 2024 13:54 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers' effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation. Workers at the 3.8 million square foot (353,353 square meter) factory on Monday filed paperwork...

NLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball players

Mar. 14, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the school to object to the election. Big Green players voted 13-2 on March 5 to join the Service Employees International Union...

Federal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize

Mar. 11, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies. The rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards for determining when two...

Dartmouth men's basketball vote to unionize seen as overdue milestone to college athlete advocates

Mar. 06, 2024 08:34 AM EST

For those who have led unsuccessful labor movements involving NCAA athletes, the vote by Dartmouth men's basketball players to unionize felt momentous — even if they are still a long way from forming the first union in college sports. In a 13-2 vote in a building on the campus in...

Dartmouth men's basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain before forming labor union

Mar. 05, 2024 21:56 PM EST

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — The Dartmouth men's basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA's deteriorating amateur business model. In an election supervised by the National Labor...

Labor victory for Dartmouth basketball players only start of path to a union deal

Mar. 05, 2024 13:16 PM EST

A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the big-money football factories like Michigan and Alabama. The players voted 13-2 on Tuesday to...

Labor board gives Dartmouth's trustees more time to appeal as athletes prepare for union vote

Feb. 12, 2024 17:50 PM EST

The National Labor Relations Board granted Dartmouth's trustees extra time on Monday to request a review of a regional official's ruling that the school's men's basketball players are employees. The official's ruling last week cleared the way for an election that could create the...

After labor victory, Dartmouth players return to the basketball court

Feb. 11, 2024 09:31 AM EST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes — both on campus and from other Ivy League schools — have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort. Romeo Myrthil and Cade Haskins said Saturday they have...

Dartmouth men's basketball team will hold union vote on March 5

Feb. 09, 2024 18:01 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — The Dartmouth men’s basketball team has scheduled a March 5 election to determine whether the players will unionize – a step that would be unprecedented in American college sports. The National Labor Relations Board said the in-person election will take place on...