Full coverage of Northwestern football’s unionization effort

Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter — standing with National College Players Association president Ramogi Huma and United Steelworkers political director Tim Waters — addressed the media Tuesday after answering questions from attorneys for more than six hours at a National Labor Relations Board hearing. Rohan Nadkarni/Daily Senior Staffer

On January 28, former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter announced he and his teammates had signed union cards and wished to be represented as NU employees by the College Athletes Players Association. After six days of hearings, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of CAPA, granting the players employee status. On April 25, about a month after the initial decision, players voted in a union election, the results of which will be revealed pending a University appeal to the NLRB’s national office.

Read our full coverage of the developing story below.

NLRB ruling:

NLRB declines to rule on Northwestern union, ending CAPA movement
What the NLRB’s union decision means for Northwestern, NCAA

After the hearing:

Congressional committee to discuss Northwestern football unionization
Northwestern football players take unionization vote
FAQ on Northwestern football unionization vote
Alumni advocacy group shares platform for college athlete change
Northwestern alumni to form advocacy group for athletes’ rights
NLRB to hear Northwestern appeal in union case
Football team alumni meet to discuss Northwestern unionization effort
Players open up about unionization at spring practice
Race a potential factor in support for Northwestern unionization
Northwestern files union appeal to NLRB
Northwestern unionization leaders turn efforts toward DC
NLRB rules in favor of Northwestern players union