Union leader: multi-billion NCAA antitrust settlements will not slow down efforts to unionize players

BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to unionize college athletes will continue, supporters said Friday, even after a landmark NCAA agreement to allow players to receive salaries from a limited revenue-sharing pool.

“With this settlement, the NCAA continues to do everything in its power to avoid free market competition, which is what is most appropriate in this case,” said Chris Peck, president of the borough that won the right to represent Dartmouth men’s basketball players – a first for the school sports team. “The attempt to address the revenue sharing issue only reinforces our contention that the NCAA and Dartmouth continue to engage in a form of hidden employment.”

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