NLRB rules Northwestern football players can't form union

[BrAinPaiNt]

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Northwestern football players cannot form a union, overturning a March 2014 ruling. Monday's 16-page ruling did not directly address whether athletes are employees of schools, which was part of the basis for a regional NLRB director's previous ruling that unionization could move forward.

The five-member board ruled that allowing unionization at Northwestern could result in different standards at different schools, which could create competitive imbalances. The losing side will not be able to appeal the ruling. The ruling applies only to private schools such as Northwestern, as the NLRB has no jurisdiction over public schools.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...northwestern-football-players-cant-form-union

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#7 - You will not post political discussions or comments.

So if you can't discuss without bringing politics in it...might stay out of it.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Probably best.

 

[Rogah]

I hate the way the NCAA treats their football and basketball student-athletes, but I was never entirely sure this unionization effort was the right solution. Ultimately I'm glad it failed, but we still need a major overhaul to the system.

 

[Doomsday101]

I hate the way the NCAA treats their football and basketball student-athletes, but I was never entirely sure this unionization effort was the right solution. Ultimately I'm glad it failed, but we still need a major overhaul to the system.

I think players should be able to get equal amount of pocket money. Outside of that they have a chance at a free education and at Northwestern that is about 65,000 a year.

 

[jrumann59]

I think it would be nice if these schools picked up medical tabs for when the players get injured on the field.

 

[trickblue]

This whole thing is not perfect, but a full-boat ride amounts to a LOT of money...

 

[Fletch]

Sorry, just don't think kids in college should get paid to play athletics. Idiotic!
I do agree that if anything, the University should pick up the tab on any medical bills accrued due to injury by the student athlete during competition.

No on "spending" money.

 

[Hardline]

Sorry but you cannot avoid politics when discussing unions no more than you can discussing capitalism verses communism.
And what the heck is wrong with discussing politics anyway? There is politics in everyday life. The other Cowboys forum I am a member of allows politics in the rant threads and it doesn't carry over into Cowboys discussion.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

we still need a major overhaul

we need water to survive.

we don't need to overhaul college sports. talk about your first world problems!

 

[trickblue]

Sorry but you cannot avoid politics when discussing unions no more than you can discussing capitalism verses communism.
And what the heck is wrong with discussing politics anyway? There is politics in everyday life. The other Cowboys forum I am a member of allows politics in the rant threads and it doesn't carry over into Cowboys discussion.

It certainly did here back in the day...

I like talking politics so I do that elsewhere...

 

[Hoofbite]

Sorry but you cannot avoid politics when discussing unions no more than you can discussing capitalism verses communism.
And what the heck is wrong with discussing politics anyway? There is politics in everyday life. The other Cowboys forum I am a member of allows politics in the rant threads and it doesn't carry over into Cowboys discussion.

You can avoid it. It's really not that hard. Just discuss the issue at hand and avoid broadening your comments into a sales pitch.

As for why you can't. Well, the long and short of that story goes something like this:

A small number of posters couldn't handle the Political Zone and rather than shutting off just their access to that part of the site, it was decided that the Political Zone would no longer exist.

 

[Hoofbite]

I hate the way the NCAA treats their football and basketball student-athletes, but I was never entirely sure this unionization effort was the right solution. Ultimately I'm glad it failed, but we still need a major overhaul to the system.

How do they treat them? What exactly is it that you hate?

Because I have seen first hand how elite student athletes are treated and it looked pretty good to me when I was going through undergrad.

 

[Rogah]

How do they treat them? What exactly is it that you hate?

what I hate is the hypocrisy where they squeeze every penny they can and then also forbid the athletes from doing a single thing on their own to help themselves financially.

 

[Silver Surfer]

what I hate is the hypocrisy where they squeeze every penny they can and then also forbid the athletes from doing a single thing on their own to help themselves financially.

Is this some kind of secret? It was pretty obvious to me years ago when I played college baseball what the rules were. Since I didn't have rich parents, I knew if I wanted spending money; I'd have to work in addition to going to school and playing ball. So I got a part time job. Don't like it? Don't go.

 

[Rogah]

Is this some kind of secret? It was pretty obvious to me years ago when I played college baseball what the rules were. Since I didn't have rich parents, I knew if I wanted spending money; I'd have to work in addition to going to school and playing ball. So I got a part time job. Don't like it? Don't go.

 

[Silver Surfer]

 

[Hoofbite]