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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Athletes Deserve Right to Unionize

Mitchell Smith February 13, 2014
The news broke a few weeks ago that Northwestern University starting quarterback, Kain Colter, as well as a few other college athlete advocates had taken the first steps to organize a union for the college football players at Northwestern. Colter worked with player advocate Ramogi Huma to submit paperwork to the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board that included cards filled out by a majority of the players on the Northwestern team in favor of the unionization. This rebellion against the NCAA is neither the first nor the last time that the power of this all-powerful association has or will be challenged. It's also the exact step that college athletes need.
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