College athletes could soon be banding together. A bill introduced May 28 would grant the athletes employee status and give them organizing and collective-bargaining rights, ESPN reported.
The College Athletes Right to Organize bill, authored by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)would uproot the NCAA’s “foundational premise of amateurism,” the news site reported.
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