NLRB says Northwestern players can't unionize

[California Cajun]

http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/08/17/northwestern-football-players-union-vote-appeal-decision-nlrb

[cajunhawk]

Good news...that would have been a can or worms no one could have cleaned up.

[angeleast]

the ruling cited competitive balance. However,funny how stipends and if a school can afford or not isn't viewed the same

[VObserver]

the ruling cited competitive balance. However,funny how stipends and if a school can afford or not isn't viewed the same

Especially schools with AD's whose first public statement about FCOA is about cutting in other areas instead of raising more money.

[cajunhawk]

Especially schools with AD's whose first public statement about FCOA is about cutting in other areas instead of raising more money.

He would have fit in so well at ULM.

[MelRock]

The judge did not rule whether the athletes were employees of the university or not.

[Cajunjeb]

The student "employees" would have had to pay dues to the union. I wonder if the NLRB realized they would have difficulty trying to collect dues from football players who only receive meal stipend dollars.

[MelRock]

There were 2 issues. One were they employees of the university and two could they form a union.