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The Daily Northwestern

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...

Guest Column: NLRB’s failure to decide Northwestern unionization case hurts everyone

February 24, 2015

Here’s a possibly necessary reminder: On Jan. 28, 2014, Northwestern football players filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board, seeking an election to determine whether a union, CAPA,...

NCAA among groups to file amicus briefs to NLRB

July 4, 2014

Various outside parties have filed amicus briefs to the National Labor Relations Board in the case to determine whether Northwestern football players are university employees.  The University is appealing...

Guest Column: Why ‘Game Changers’ is necessary right now

May 8, 2014

On April 25 at McGaw Hall at Northwestern, eligible members of the football team cast a historic vote on whether or not to form a union. “Game Changers” members were onsite. While the University waged...

NLRB officials exit McGaw Hall with ballots submitted in the Northwestern football union election. Players voted Friday morning on whether to unionize but results could be months away.

Northwestern football players take unionization vote

April 25, 2014

After weeks of fact-finding and deliberation, Northwestern scholarship football players voted Friday morning on whether to form a union. The votes will not be counted until after the National Labor...

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