College football players can now unionize.

[Soldier Gryphon]

In a ruling that could revolutionize college athletics, a federal agency ruled Wednesday that college football players at Northwestern University can unionize.

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 create the nation's first college athlete's union..

The Evanston, Ill-based university argued college athletes, as students, don't fit in the same category as factory workers, truck drivers and other unionized workers. The school plans to appeal to labor authorities in Washington, D.C.

"While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director's opinion, we disagree with it," a statement from Northwestern University read.

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

College?

 

[amigaengine]

oh boy

 

[andrew2]

While I agree that unions have right to exist on the principle of freedom of association, IMO all forms of unions should be done away with in both general labor,sports and entertainment because they serve no practical use other than to consolidate power and influence.

In the the case of this, the big losers would be fans of collegiate sports.

 

[admartian]

Why is this bad?

 

[Z A C K]

Are they smart enough to do this?

 

[Soldier Gryphon]

Why is this bad?

It's a school. An educational institution. They don't even make any money.

Heck if they can unionize, maybe I can get my fellow Engineering students to.

 

[sharkboy1200]

It's been a long time coming when you consider all the money and publicity that goes in and out of these things.