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If players are not paid employees (since NIL is supposedly not pay for play lol) how can they legally unionize?
Don't you have to be an "employee" to be part of a labor union? It may not be formally recognized by the department of labor. (not necessarily illegal, but not official).How would it be illegal?
Northwestern tried to do this a few years ago and it was shot down be the National Labor Board if I remember.
That ruling was revisited by the NLRB last fall and reversedYes.
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N.L.R.B. Rejects Northwestern Football Players’ Union Bid (Published 2015)
The ruling was a victory for the college sports establishment and reaffirmed one of the N.C.A.A.’s core principles: that college athletes are primarily students.www.nytimes.com
Maybe they will try a new tactic.
Don't you have to be an "employee" to be part of a labor union? It may not be formally recognized by the department of labor. (not necessarily illegal, but not official).
Employment and CBA are the only way to bring orderIf we ever want to get NIL under control and have a little more competitive balance a players union is probably needed.
Would be surprised if NIL would be addressed by a players union or advocacy group.If we ever want to get NIL under control and have a little more competitive balance a players union is probably needed.
Employment and CBA are the only way to bring order
Shoving big business into amateurism will eventually break- we’re at that point.
If we don’t want athletes to be able to transfer like normal students, compensate them for the value added to the business that comes with the stability transfer rules.
The first option with athletes as employees sounds more correct if there will be all the privileges with this status and most importantly in my opinion is the pay.Would be surprised if NIL would be addressed by a players union or advocacy group.
I would think medical coverage, practice conditions, hours, coaching treatment and other cultural issues will be initial focus. The obvious bigger, future step is employee status for student athletes.
Employee status, unionization/collective bargaining are as big an issue as the realignment push. IMO could be a more transformational issue, as I think schools will have to decide which model they will support:
- Athletes as Employees (Minor League Sport & AD Separated from University, their health, as in essays on https://writix.com/essay-examples/health and other points)
- Ivy League Approach with more Unicorn & Rainbow Student/Athlete Approach
But if athletes are employees, then universities open themselves up to liabilities that University Presidents may not want to face. What was the NFL CTE settlement? The NFL has 32 teams, there are about 66 P5 colleges.The first option with athletes as employees sounds more correct if there will be all the privileges with this status and most importantly in my opinion is the pay.