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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


Ortiz: Northwestern students and athletes deserve a union

Ortiz: Northwestern students and athletes deserve a union

October 31, 2021

Every school day, my commute brings me a lot of downtime. I wake up, get dressed, take the M8 tram from the Queen Elizabeth Herzberge Evangelical Hospital to Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and then take the U2 subway...

A football player holds a helmet, with a stadium looming in the background. The title "A Labor of Likeness" appears in the sky.

In Focus: As state, federal governments grapple with NIL legislation, Northwestern community members reflect on potential impacts

June 8, 2021

If Weinberg junior Cole Sias wants to post on her social media accounts, she could make money with just a few taps. Sias is a micro-influencer, with over 4,500 followers on Instagram, which means she...

Putterman: CAPA's legal argument is weakening

Putterman: CAPA’s legal argument is weakening

February 20, 2014

The College Athletes Players Association has stated reasonable, valid objectives for improving the basic rights of student-athletes, none of which will help it be certified as a union. CAPA’s hopes...

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...

Senior quarterback Kain Colter displayed "APU," short for "All Players United" on his wristbands during a September game against Maine. Colter is leading the movement to attempt to get Northwestern football players represented by a union.

Kain Colter leading effort to get players represented by union

January 28, 2014

Senior quarterback Kain Colter is heading a group of Northwestern players seeking to be represented by a labor union, he announced at a news conference Tuesday morning. The effort, the first in history...

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