Then Sunday evening, the players began to band together to save the season. The #WeAreUnited movement began earlier this month with a group of players from the Pac-12 who penned a piece for The Players’ Tribune. However, just because they can’t form a union doesn’t mean there can’t be some sort of organizing body like a trade association. Most recently, the group partnered with the NFL Players Association to explore group licensing rights for college athletes. She says that’s why the MLB Players Association has historically been so powerful, because baseball careers are longer than in other sports.

Source: Forbes August 10, 2020 16:30 UTC