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Omaha Steve

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Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:01 PM Jan 2014

NCAA, Northwestern have very different responses to player union movement


Be sure to read the LBN post and replies: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014711660

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/1/28/5354568/ncaa-response-northwestern-college-players-union

By Steven Muma @akulawolf on Jan 28 2014, 2:49p

The NCAA frames the issue as one of whether college players are employees, and the school praises the athletes for their initiative while disagreeing with their tactics.

The NCAA issued an official response Tuesday afternoon to the news that former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter is leading the charge to establish a players' union in college athletics. Colter is working with the National College Players Association, which filed a petition on behalf of Northwestern players to the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago.

In a statement, NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy disagreed with the idea that college athletes could be considered labor. The full remarks from Remy:

This union-backed attempt to turn student-athletes into employees undermines the purpose of college: an education. Student-athletes are not employees, and their participation in college sports is voluntary. We stand for all student-athletes, not just those the unions want to professionalize.

Many student athletes are provided scholarships and many other benefits for their participation. There is no employment relationship between the NCAA, its affiliated institutions or student-athletes.

FULL story at link.


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