Northwestern University
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Historic day as Northwestern players vote on unionApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - In a historic vote, Northwestern University football players cast secret ballots Friday on whether to form the nation's first union for college athletes - a decision tha...
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Government to review athletes' bid to unionize at NorthwesternApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The National Labor Relations Board has granted Northwestern University's request that it review its ruling that football players at the university are essen...
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War of words in Northwestern-athletes' union fightApr 17, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Northwestern University and a group trying to unionize college athletes are trading accusations as the National Labor Relations Board considers the school'...
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NCAA will help athletes only if orderedApr 13, 2014 8:00 am - The madness that came in March has departed in April, as entertaining an NCAA Tournament as there's ever been. But hanging over it at every shining moment was the unremi...
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Northwestern players see push as spark for changeApr 12, 2014 1:01 am - EVANSTON - No matter how they feel about the push to unionize, at least a few Northwestern players see the movement as a spark for change in college sports. The question...
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Northwestern QB says union push was rushed, wrongApr 09, 2014 1:00 am - Northwestern's Trevor Siemian says it was wrong for former quarterback Kain Colter and other players to explore unionization without first taking their concerns to their...
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A long road ahead for college unionApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Ramogi Huma and the United Steelworkers celebrated the first big win in their push to unionize college athletes with an appearance on the Colbert Report and a triumphant...
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Make the NCAA start over? Good planApr 07, 2014 5:30 am - NCAA president Mark Emmert conducted a news conference Sunday at the site of the NCAA basketball tournament's Final Four. Naturally, among the topics was the attempt to ...
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Wildcats' Fitzgerald urges 'no' vote on unionApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - EVANSTON - Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald sided with his university against the formation of a players union in his first public comments Saturday, repeating...
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Union says other college teams in playApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Players from other universities have expressed interest in forming unions in the wake of the landmark decision last week involving the Northwestern football team, a unio...