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Northwestern football players win their petition to unionize
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:21 pm
Per ESPN text -
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ESPN - Northwestern football players, College Athletes Players Association win their petition to unionize
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 2:22 pm
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Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:22 pm to hendersonshands
So what does this mean exactly?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:24 pm to TT9
the end of college athletics.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:24 pm to TT9
They are employees. Now, they can collectively bargain as a unit for health care, benefits, and.... pay. It's a huge step.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:26 pm to Baloo
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They are employees. Now, they can collectively bargain as a unit for health care, benefits, and.... pay. It's a huge step.
I guess they'll owe income taxes on their compensation as well. I wonder if it will be retroactive.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:26 pm to Baloo
They still have to vote on it.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:26 pm to hendersonshands
And college athletics just took a mortal wound. frick.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:26 pm to Baloo
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They are employees. Now, they can collectively bargain as a unit for health care, benefits, and.... pay. It's a huge step.
Well lets see what happens in the courts
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:26 pm to Baloo
Yep, a very important step and one that is long overdue, especially when it comes to health care after their eligibility is up.
This and the O'Bannon decision will have a very big impact on college sports and will stop the ridiculous trend of college coaches getting paid higher than pros and colleges having better facilities than their pro counterparts because of a highly manipulated market.
This and the O'Bannon decision will have a very big impact on college sports and will stop the ridiculous trend of college coaches getting paid higher than pros and colleges having better facilities than their pro counterparts because of a highly manipulated market.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:27 pm to hendersonshands
this is so dumb
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:27 pm to Baloo
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. Now, they can collectively bargain as a unit for health care, benefits, and.... pay
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:28 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Yep, a very important step and one that is long overdue, especially when it comes to health care after their eligibility is up.
This and the O'Bannon decision will have a very big impact on college sports and will stop the ridiculous trend of college coaches getting paid higher than pros and colleges having better facilities than their pro counterparts because of a highly manipulated market.
I was a walk on receiver at TCU for 4 years and played only in mop up time. Never once played a meaningful snap
However I did get 3 concussions during my time there playing receiver on the scout team. Should I be entitled to the same pay and benefits and healthcare as the scholarship layers who contributed on game day?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:28 pm to hendersonshands
This is dumb.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:28 pm to TN Bhoy
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And college athletics just took a mortal wound. frick.
Oh no not....CHANGE!!!
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:28 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Yep, a very important step and one that is long overdue, especially when it comes to health care after their eligibility is up.
Disagree
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This and the O'Bannon decision will have a very big impact on college sports and will stop the ridiculous trend of college coaches getting paid higher than pros and colleges having better facilities than their pro counterparts because of a highly manipulated market.
Disagree that the status quo is ridiculous.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:29 pm to Baloo
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They are employees. Now, they can collectively bargain as a unit for health care, benefits, and.... pay. It's a huge step.
Seriuos question:
Will they just be paid and then be forced to pay their tuition, fees, uniforms, etc.? Will uniforms and benefits like shoes, juice, gym access be taxed as income similar to a company car? Or will those things like tutors be deducted from pay?
Do they also have to pay the female athletes and non-revenue generating athletes? If so, bye bye collegiate athletics.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:29 pm to TT9
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So what does this mean exactly?
The end of college athletics as we know it.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:30 pm to PhiTiger1764
So is it just football players allowed to unionize? I would think if they let football players unionize, they have to let all athletes unionize?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:30 pm to goldennugget
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However I did get 3 concussions during my time there playing receiver on the scout team.
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goldennugget
that explains a lot
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Should I be entitled to the same pay and benefits and healthcare as the scholarship layers who contributed on game day?
yes, all players would be part of the union
Posted on 3/26/14 at 2:30 pm to goldennugget
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However I did get 3 concussions during my time there playing receiver on the scout team. Should I be entitled to the same pay and benefits and healthcare as the scholarship layers who contributed on game day?
I don't know the technicalities of the ruling but is it saying somewhere that only scholarship players would get the unionized benefits?
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