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<blockquote data-quote="GTNavyNuke" data-source="post: 40620" data-attributes="member: 322"><p>Fabulous article that puts the ruling into focus. Student athletes are employees. The right to unionize is only the icing on the cake and a side issue. Since student athletes are employees, they are eligible to health care like other employees. Forming a union will enable them to get better benefits, but not essential:</p><p><a href="http://www.sippinonpurple.com/northwestern-wildcats-football/2014/3/26/5551692/the-ncaa-released-a-statement-on-the-nlrb-ruling-and-it-is" target="_blank">http://www.sippinonpurple.com/northwestern-wildcats-football/2014/3/26/5551692/the-ncaa-released-a-statement-on-the-nlrb-ruling-and-it-is</a></p><p></p><p>And then, the NCAA figures if they tell a lie long enough it will become true:</p><p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/28/5354718/college-football-players-union-pay-for-play" target="_blank">http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/28/5354718/college-football-players-union-pay-for-play</a></p><p></p><p>If I seem to care about this, it is because a friend of mines kid played on VTs scout team and has trouble walking because of injuries. No health care once he was off the team. Another GT scout team player I know has leg injuries that aren't taken care of either as well as being very concussion prone now and medically warned to avoid blows to the head. </p><p></p><p>It ain't right. Forget what it means to our entertainment. It ain't right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTNavyNuke, post: 40620, member: 322"] Fabulous article that puts the ruling into focus. Student athletes are employees. The right to unionize is only the icing on the cake and a side issue. Since student athletes are employees, they are eligible to health care like other employees. Forming a union will enable them to get better benefits, but not essential: [url]http://www.sippinonpurple.com/northwestern-wildcats-football/2014/3/26/5551692/the-ncaa-released-a-statement-on-the-nlrb-ruling-and-it-is[/url] And then, the NCAA figures if they tell a lie long enough it will become true: [url]http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/28/5354718/college-football-players-union-pay-for-play[/url] If I seem to care about this, it is because a friend of mines kid played on VTs scout team and has trouble walking because of injuries. No health care once he was off the team. Another GT scout team player I know has leg injuries that aren't taken care of either as well as being very concussion prone now and medically warned to avoid blows to the head. It ain't right. Forget what it means to our entertainment. It ain't right. [/QUOTE]
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