In a surprising decision on March 26, the NLRB Director for Region 13 covering Illinois and Indiana issued a decision and direction of election holding Northwestern University’s college football athletes are university “employees” as defined by the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and could vote whether to be represented by a union.
The decision focused on the grant-in-aid scholarships the athletes received to fund their education. If upheld, other grant-in-aid scholarship athletes across the country may be entitled to unionize.
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