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College athletes can unionize, federal agency says
Associated Press ^
| March 26, 2014
| Michael Tarm
Posted on 03/26/2014 12:33:35 PM PDT by AU72
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Well, I could say it serves the NCAA right.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:33:35 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: AU72
And there goes college football.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:35:37 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
("Heck of a reset there, Hillary")
To: AU72
That will leave a mark. Now watch high schools get even more sports-centric. We already have one around here. A certain school that has a 3-1 ratio of boys over girls and if you are on the baseball team (they have 3) you can do no wrong.
To: AU72
The Girl’s Vollyball players are employees too. They can Unionize and get payed. They just can’t play Vollyball in the NCAA.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:36:15 PM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: AU72
In a stunning ruling that has the potential to revolutionize COMPLETELY KILL college athletics, a federal agency said Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University can create the nation's first college athlete's union.
There, I corrected it for them!
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:37:38 PM PDT
by
ExTxMarine
(PRAYER: It's the only HOPE for real CHANGE in America!)
To: AU72
What do we know about the self-appointed union head, Ramogi Huma? Who appointed him god?
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:37:47 PM PDT
by
ken5050
(I fear a world run by adults who were never spanked as kids and got trophies just for participating)
To: AU72
Obama appointee? Yeah, I’m stuned.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:38:59 PM PDT
by
alancarp
To: ken5050
I can safely say this will be one organizing election the unions will win.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:39:56 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: EQAndyBuzz
Hey, Johnny Football, slow down, your makin’ the rest of us look bad.
To: AU72
Well, one would be hard put to argue that they are all diligent students with a priority of earning a degree. Looks to me like some people use the university as a step to going pro, and some universities want them to do just that, because it is more fun and profitable to have a winning team, especially when you don’t have to make a serious attempt to educate the players.
I am torn about college athletics. You kind of need a football game, or there is no reason for a half-time show (my favorite part). But the whole thing is way far away from the goal of educating students, and a real student who also likes football is never going to get a chance to play for his school.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:40:27 PM PDT
by
married21
( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: AU72
Gee, which socialist asshat to side with, the NCAA or the NLRB.
Might be a good popcorn moment.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:40:41 PM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
To: EQAndyBuzz
And there goes college football. And all of college sports.
To: Resolute Conservative
Right-to-work clauses, seniority, job posting, stewards, etc. coming to a team near you.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:40:57 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(my real nickname is Otter)
To: AU72
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:41:00 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
To: AU72
(1) They don’t have to PLAY.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:42:30 PM PDT
by
boycott
To: EQAndyBuzz
College football will be fine, it’s NCAA that’s doomed.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:42:40 PM PDT
by
discostu
(Call it collect, call it direct, call it TODAY!)
To: AU72
Great. A group of college kids with the ability to take a labor action on game day and ruin 109k people’s day.
What could possible go wrong?
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:43:34 PM PDT
by
socal_parrot
(I hate to say I told you so, but...)
To: AU72
Since they are now employees, their scholarships must be considered as taxable income.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:43:47 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: AU72
What about college badminton? There be sumpin’ racis ‘bout this.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:44:51 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: AU72
The decision by a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board means it agrees football players at the Big Ten school qualify as employees under federal law and therefore can legally unionize.I do not think that this matters a whole lot. In my opinion the "high water" mark for football took place last year.
Do not know whether the decline will be fast or slow.
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posted on
03/26/2014 12:44:56 PM PDT
by
olezip
(Time obliterates the fictions of opinion and confirms the decisions of nature. ~ Cicero)
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