Dartmouth Players’ Vote Poised to Spark Ivy League Union Wave

The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team’s historic vote to unionize this week has the potential to be a tipping point in college athletics after years of upheaval over players’ pay and working conditions.

The team voted 13-2 to be represented by the Service Employees International Union March 5 in a move that’s likely to spur unionization efforts at other Ivy League schools, legal and athletic observers say.

“I think we’re going to see more, for sure,” said Mit Winter, a sports attorney at Kennyhertz Perry. “It’ll most likely happen in the Ivy League first because the Dartmouth players have ...