Author Topic: Northwestern University football players can unionize, federal agency says  (Read 2073 times)

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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2014/03/26/college-football-players-can-unionize-federal-agency-says/


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The decision by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board means it agrees football players at the Big Ten school qualify as employees under federal law and therefore can legally unionize. Outgoing Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter took a leading role in establishing the College Athletes Players Association, or CAPA, which would take the lead in organizing the players. The United Steelworkers union has been footing the legal bills.

Oh this is going to be interesting.   [popcorn] [popcorn] [popcorn]
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I'm all for them getting paid, but I think they really shot themselves in the foot by unionizing.
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I'm all for them getting paid, but I think they really shot themselves in the foot by unionizing.

Not so sure.  They will need a whole lot of influence to counter the NCAA.
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I'm betting this will last for about 15 minutes. You think they'd give NFL a pass on antitrust laws and not give the NCAA a pass on labor laws?
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This will get interesting as I'm sure it will extend to Basketball and maybe a couple other sports. 


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My respectl evel  for college sports has now gone from single digit negative negative numbers high double digit negative numbers.

No problem with private colleges being a life support system for atheltic programs but public funded schools not so much.
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Not so sure.  They will need a whole lot of influence to counter the NCAA.

I think the footballers and basketballers simply want to be able to take cash or gifts from boosters... get a union involved and demand pay means that your Div 1 stud senior quarterback will end up getting the same pay as a freshman on the women's field hockey team after Title IX comes into play.
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And, let's not forget this...if they are being "paid," then tuition, room and board, books, and all of the other perks that go along with the "job" may just become taxable income.  Think of the tax bill for Johnny who is getting a full ride at a $75,000 a year school, plus the costs of room and board, books, and all of the other fun extras that some athletes get.
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