Welcome Guest! Create an Account login email: password: remember me: BASKETBALL Latest News News Archive Schedule/Results Multi-Media Recruiting FOOTBALL Latest News News Archive Schedule/Results Multi-Media Recruiting MESSAGE BOARD Message Home - Ohio Basketball - Ohio Basketball Recruiting - The O Zone - Ohio Football - Ohio Football Recruiting - Ohio Volleyball - Ohio Baseball - Ohio Olympic Sports... - General OU Discussion... - Website Feedback... - Posting Policy Edit My Profile Private Messages Logout CHAT LINKS site searchcontact usabout usadvertise with ushelp Message Board BobcatAttack.com Message Board Ohio Football Topic:  Northwestern Players Joining a Union Topic:  Northwestern Players Joining a Union Author Message Hawaiian Bobcat General User Member Since: 1/31/2005 Location: Wailuku, HI Post Count: 334 Status: Offline     Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 1:32:04 PM  Figures a school near Chicago is attempting this: http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10363430/outside-l... Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,743 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 2:26:02 PM  A very important point: "The NLRA governs only private enterprises and does not apply to public universities. As a private university, Northwestern falls under its jurisdiction. Gerard said that based on labor law, any decision in favor of the players against Northwestern would apply to all private universities across the country in the FBS. It would not apply to public universities, which are governed by state laws." The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioStunter General User Member Since: 2/18/2005 Location: Chicago Post Count: 2,516 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 3:21:20 PM  Except that there was a case vs. NYU about the potential unionization of grad students. http://www.nlrb.gov/case/02-RC-023481 In any matter, this will likely be a long, drawn-out process. Back to Top Bobcat Love's Sense of Shame General User Member Since: 7/30/2010 Post Count: 4,061 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 3:25:17 PM  OhioStunter wrote: Except that there was a case vs. NYU about the potential unionization of grad students. http://www.nlrb.gov/case/02-RC-023481 In any matter, this will likely be a long, drawn-out process. NYU is private, too. Back to Top OhioStunter General User Member Since: 2/18/2005 Location: Chicago Post Count: 2,516 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 4:12:11 PM  Thanks for catching that. I got NYU confused with State University of New York. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,432 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 4:37:51 PM  OhioCatFan wrote: A very important point: "The NLRA governs only private enterprises and does not apply to public universities. As a private university, Northwestern falls under its jurisdiction. Gerard said that based on labor law, any decision in favor of the players against Northwestern would apply to all private universities across the country in the FBS. It would not apply to public universities, which are governed by state laws." Look for the new Big East in basketball to jump all over this if it happens. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,392 Status: Offline     RE: Northwestern Players Joining a Union    Posted: 1/28/2014 6:57:18 PM  Didn't Ohio have a leader in the last national attempt at "organizing" athletes. Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 7  of 7 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 230 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 230 Guests 0 Registered Users There are no other users looking at this page.

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