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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

Updated: Colter begins testimony at second NLRB hearing

February 18, 2014

Kain Colter testified Tuesday in a National Labor Relations Board hearing to determine whether the College Athletes Players Association is to be certified as a labor union. The former Northwestern quarterback...

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...

CAPA, Northwestern present initial issues to start NLRB hearing

February 12, 2014

Formal proceedings began Wednesday as the College Athletes Players Association attempts to form a labor union for football players at Northwestern. CAPA and NU both presented their initial issues at...

Hayes: Northwestern football ready for a bounceback season

Hayes: Northwestern football ready for a bounceback season

February 5, 2014

Now that the flurry of National Signing Day is behind us and Northwestern’s 2014 football recruiting class is set in stone, we can get to evaluating the state of the NU football program. In order to...

Letter to the Editor: History, logic are against unionization efforts

February 4, 2014

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Daniel Olson for his passionate comments in “Unionization efforts won’t hurt Northwestern’s academic goals.” My original opinions were merely food for thought....

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