Lawmakers in Michigan have introduced a bill that would allow college student-athletes in the state to unionize.
According to CBS News, a new Democrat-sponsored bill would consider student-athletes as state employees and remove restrictions, allowing them to unionize.
"So now, students are being paid directly for their work — for their name, image, and likeness — for the work they do, and so that's why we're introducing this bill now to make sure the students are the ones leading the conversation and leading the contract negotiations for their compensation," representative Carrie Rheingans (D-Ann Arbor) told CBS News.
Several republican lawmakers have already spoken out against the bill, arguing student-athletes are already compensated handsomely via scholarships and special treatment.
Tate, a former college football player, says it isn't enough in this day and age.
