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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


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 NU's 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...

Reaction: Northwestern football players seek labor union representation

January 28, 2014

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Global Paradigm Project: A cultural divide: Discussing politics in England

October 24, 2012

Every year, Wildcat Welcome greets Northwestern freshmen with a dizzying array of activities, new friends, and responses to the same three tired questions: name, major and hometown. In London, these...

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