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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter led the ultimately unsuccessful effort to unionize the NU football team.

What the NLRB’s union decision means for Northwestern, NCAA

August 17, 2015

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday declined jurisdiction in the Northwestern union case, effectively (if not officially) reversing the Chicago regional director's ruling that the players...

(From left) Tim Waters, Kain Colter and Ramogi Huma, were led the Northwestern unionization movement, which ended with the NLRBs decision Monday.

NLRB declines to rule on Northwestern union, ending CAPA movement

August 17, 2015

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday unanimously decided not to rule in the Northwestern union case, ending the 18-month long movement for NU football players to unionize. The board did not...

Letter to the Editor: University should not appeal NLRB ruling

April 7, 2014

As an alumnus (Communication '89), football season ticket holder, educator and union member (University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100), I am greatly pleased by the recent NLRB decision in favor...

Diebold: Justice is never convenient

Diebold: Justice is never convenient

February 24, 2014

A troubling thread has emerged lately in the conversation surrounding the National Labor Relations Board hearing to determine whether Northwestern’s football players can organize as a union: the notion...

National College Players Association President Ramogi Huma, United Steelworkers Political Director Tim Waters, former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, and USW President Leo Gerard held a news conference Jan. 28 to announce NUs football players would be seeking certification as a union. The historic announcement was the product of a years-long partnership between NCPA and the USW.

In Focus: From locker room to courtroom: How the union movement came to Northwestern

February 17, 2014

On Jan. 28, four men stood at a podium in Chicago with a momentous announcement: A group of Northwestern football players had signed union cards and were filing to unionize as University employees. Former...

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