National Labor Relation Board turns down collegiate football union

[Sparlimb]

From CNN.com:

In a victory for the NCAA, a federal labor board blocked an effort by members of the Northwestern University football players to form the first union for college athletes.

The National Labor Relations Board declined to rule on whether the athletes should be considered employees of the school who have a right to unionize. It cites the fact that labor law only allows the NLRB to look at private-sector work places, but that most college football programs are at state schools.

"The Board held that asserting jurisdiction over a single team would not promote stability in labor relations across the league," said the NLRB statement.



Now the NLRB is as pro-union as they come, so this is a significant victory for the NCAA. Maybe this one can be put to bed...

 

[Nate]

Northwestern Football Players Cannot Form Union, NLRB Rules

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...otball-players-cannot-form-a-union-nlrb-rules

Northwestern University football players cannot form a union, the National Labor Relations Board ruled, overturning a March 2014 decision and ending the players’ bid to change the college sports landscape.

In its unanimous decision, the labor board skirted the issue of whether the players are employees and left open the door to other college athletes winning the right to unionize.

The board cited the unique nature of college sports in saying it would foster instability to permit Northwestern football players to form a union while players elsewhere in the National Collegiate Athletic Association are not.

"Our decision is primarily premised on a finding that because of the nature of sports leagues...it would not promote stability in labor relations to assert jurisdiction in this case," the decision said.

 

[wait!what?]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...otball-players-cannot-form-a-union-nlrb-rules

big mistake on the unions part.

 

[Unregistered User]

My only hope is that this is over with and EA sports can come out with a new NCAA football version.

 

[dpodoll68]

My only hope is that this is over with and EA sports can come out with a new NCAA football version.

That, and that we've heard the last of the cries for the "poor" athletes being "forced" to "work" for "free".

 

[highwayman]

That, and that we've heard the last of the cries for the "poor" athletes being "forced" to "work" for "free".

Are you kidding? This is Gopherhole. We have at least one "labor expert" that will tell you the NLRB is wrong and he is right.

 

[MaxyJR1]

They are sending a message that participants are students first and athletes second. Also Northwestern would have been given a competitive advantage if allowed to unionize.

 

[die hard gopher]

Good

 

[station19]

So that's where all that hot and humid air went.