Northwestern Players Denied Request to Unionize

[DH9387]

http://espn.go.com/college-football...lrb-says-northwestern-players-cannot-unionize

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[awbuzz]

http://espn.go.com/college-football...lrb-says-northwestern-players-cannot-unionize

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Yeah!!!!!! Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. In this case college scholarships...

 

[Blumpkin Souffle]

http://espn.go.com/college-football...lrb-says-northwestern-players-cannot-unionize

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This decision still didn't address if the players are employees of the school or not, but it said they can't form a union for a single employer, i.e. Northwestern. I would guess they next try to form an NCAA players union, although I don't know how that would work with issues like public vs private schools and P5 vs G5.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

I would think it would open a huge can of worms, legally.

 

[takethepoints]

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Well … not really. What the NLRB did was decline to exercise jurisdiction. That's sorta like the Supremes declining to grant cert for a case. That is often reported as " … the Court upheld a ruling …". They didn't; they just refused to hear the case. Same deal here. The issue was due to the NLRB not being able (supposedly) to address issues involving state-run universities. This is far from over.

 

[JorgeJonas]

This is relatively small potatoes compared to the Kessler antitrust suit. That's the one that would bring the NCAA to its knees.