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Northwestern football players are trying to unionize
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:19 pm
Thoughts?
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In the opening shots of a major new assault on the NCAA's amateurism model, an "overwhelming majority" of Northwestern football players have filed to be recognized as members of a union. Their endgame, if successful, would be college football players officially being classified as employees.
Outside The Lines has the first report of the filings, submitted yesterday to both the national and regional offices of the National Labor Relations Board. The pointman is Northwestern QB Kain Colter, and the movement is being shepherded by the advocacy group founded by former UCLA linebacker Ramogi Huma. Huma, who organized the "All Players United" silent protest in September, is also president of the College Athletes Players Association, the union that would represent the players if it receives formal recognition.
For now, CAPA's stated goals don't involve obtaining pay for players. It merely seeks better medical protections, and fully-guaranteed scholarships that cover the full cost of attending college and wouldn't be taken away if an athlete can't continue playing due to injury. It also wants to establish a fund that would pay players to continue their educations after their NCAA eligibility expires.
It's all about those obligations, which the NCAA has skillfully shirked over the years. The very term "student-athlete" was coined as a way to avoid having to pay worker's compensation to injured players. But if CAPA receives official recognition, its members will have to be treated as employees—with all the concomitant protections.
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This post was edited on 1/28/14 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:22 pm to Toddy
Dumb, I have said so on the SECR and MSB threads
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:22 pm to Toddy
Are they all gay and trying to marry each other?
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:27 pm to Toddy
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For now, CAPA's stated goals don't involve obtaining pay for players. It merely seeks better medical protections, and fully-guaranteed scholarships that cover the full cost of attending college and wouldn't be taken away if an athlete can't continue playing due to injury. It also wants to establish a fund that would pay players to continue their educations after their NCAA eligibility expires.
As part of the collective bargaining I would expect the players to play a full four (or redshirt five) years. No leaving early for the NFL.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:37 pm to Toddy
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Northwestern football players are trying to unionize
Thoughts?
dumb, they need to realize that they are getting the opportunity for a FREE college education. I do think that for football, basketball, and baseball players the scholarship needs to cover the whole cost of attendance.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 7:42 pm to Toddy
Simple approach, tell them all to get in line to pay for their tuition with the union money. Northwestern is well over 40K per year. The union would implode in a day, maybe two. So much for the high standards of Ivy league level schools smarts in everything they choose to do.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:01 pm to Toddy
So who gets what. How much does a Johnny Football get? How much does a Doug Planchard get.
Also, someone needs to let these assholes know that there are only two schools whose FB teams turn a net profit for the university, LSU and Nebraska.
Also, someone needs to let these assholes know that there are only two schools whose FB teams turn a net profit for the university, LSU and Nebraska.
Posted on 1/28/14 at 8:17 pm to Toddy
So, the students who are there to get an actual education and have to pay for it are just screwed? frick these football players and their union.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 9:14 am to Toddy
Not certain how individuals not employed by a university can join a labor union and have said labor union negotiate on their behalf.
I think employment should be the starting point here.
I think employment should be the starting point here.
Posted on 1/29/14 at 1:08 pm to Toddy
you know who needs a union are head coaches - we're talking subsistence wages!
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