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On April 9, 2014, Northwestern University filed an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) regarding the decision of the agency’s district office, which determined the institution’s scholarship football student-athletes are employees who can unionize. According to the Wall Street Journal, the institution’s appeal stated NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr’s “decision overlooked or … Continue reading
On April 9, 2014, Northwestern University filed an appeal to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) regarding the decision of the agency’s district office, which determined the institution’s scholarship football student-athletes are employees who can unionize. According to the Wall Street Journal, the institution’s appeal stated NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr’s “decision overlooked or … Continue reading
The Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, that Northwestern University football student-athletes qualify as employees of the university and can unionize. NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr noted the student-athletes’ time commitment to the sport and the student-athletes’ athletics scholarships were tied directly to their performance … Continue reading
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