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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

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Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter displayed APU, short for All Players United on his wristbands during a game against Maine. Colter told The Daily he was ecstatic when he heard the news about the NLRBs ruling on Wednesday.

Q&A: Kain Colter, former Northwestern quarterback, on NLRB ruling

March 29, 2014

On Wednesday, the Chicago branch of the National Labor Relations Board ruled Northwestern's football players were University employees. Although NU has pledged to appeal the ruling, it was a key step in...

Updated: NLRB rules in favor of Northwestern players union

March 26, 2014

A Northwestern football players union is one step closer to reality. The National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday in favor of the College Athletes Players Association, affirming CAPA’s claim...

Northwestern calls three former players on final day of NLRB hearing

February 25, 2014

Witness testimony in the hearing pitting Northwestern against the College Athletes Players Association ended Tuesday. NU lawyers called three of the school's former players to the stand in a final attempt...

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...

Nadkarni: Re-focusing on what union hearing is really about

Nadkarni: Re-focusing on what union hearing is really about

February 23, 2014

Emotions picked up late last week in the Northwestern union hearings. It started with many former players going public with frustrations about the case, defending coach Pat Fitzgerald and railing against...

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