For those paying attention to college athletes as employees and how that will look, consider how medical residents are treated under federal labor law.
They’re classified as both students and employees.
And often unionize and collectively bargain.
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@WinterSportsLaw
I uh, very much would not say they *often* unionize.
These are some of the most fragile and difficult to organize bargaining units in all of worldwide organized labor!
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@MattBrownEP
Well however you want to semantically phrase the frequency, the important part is that they are an example of students that also unionize.
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@WinterSportsLaw
How are the athletes' employment the same as medical students' employment, though? For med students, the work is fundamental to the education. Hence "forced" for all, for one. Hard to make the analogy where working in MBB necessary for a history diploma. I.e., work not required.
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@TigerNE_CU
It’s just an example of a group that is both students and employees and unionizes and collectively bargains.
Many college athletes are providing a service (entertainment, marketing, etc.) just like a resident is providing a service (medical service).
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@WinterSportsLaw
But folks will stop going to medical residents because interest medical care will decline.
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@WinterSportsLaw
Washington State University Professor assistants who are students were allowed to Unionize and collective bargain.
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@WinterSportsLaw
If athletes can unionize because college sports is a business. Can the business/college cut all parts of the business that doesn’t make money?
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@WinterSportsLaw
So, when a college athlete stinks or has a bad attitude, they’ll be able to be fired immediately tight?
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