Democrats Introduce Bill Allowing College Athletes To Unionize

The term “student-athlete” has long been used in order to justify the continued classification of college athletes as amateurs.

It’s a controversial topic, as major college athletes make their universities, and the NCAA, millions of dollars every year. Some believe — based on how compensation works in every other facet of American society — that athletes are being unjustly taken advantage of by a system which willingly and knowingly uses their athletic talents for personal gain.