http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/18612851/nlrb-rules-football-players-private-fbs-schools-employees
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/...ollege-athletes-as-employees-with-rights.html
A variety of sources are reporting that a memorandum from the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board revealed this week seems to expand the 2014 NLRB ruling, and to assert that Northwestern football players are employees, as are football players at Baylor, Boston College, Brigham Young, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Rice, Southern California, Southern Methodist, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas Christian, Tulane, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. The New York Times article says that the memo does not carry the force of law like a full board finding, and it does not necessarily give players at private universities the right to collectively bargain. The NLRB does not have jurisdiction over public schools, and has not ruled on sports outside of football.
What do you think?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/...ollege-athletes-as-employees-with-rights.html
A variety of sources are reporting that a memorandum from the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board revealed this week seems to expand the 2014 NLRB ruling, and to assert that Northwestern football players are employees, as are football players at Baylor, Boston College, Brigham Young, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Rice, Southern California, Southern Methodist, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas Christian, Tulane, Tulsa, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest. The New York Times article says that the memo does not carry the force of law like a full board finding, and it does not necessarily give players at private universities the right to collectively bargain. The NLRB does not have jurisdiction over public schools, and has not ruled on sports outside of football.
What do you think?
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