Everything You Need To Know About The Northwestern Football Case And If College Athletes Will Get Paid

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Last month, a regional National Labor Relations Board ruled that football players at Northwestern University have the right to unionize. This set up a huge potential national battle: Because if players can unionize, players can demand to be paid.

But the case has a lot of different factors and outcomes on the table. Here's everything you could possibly need to know about the case and what's probably going to happen.

Not sure yet.

Sort of. Last month a regional version of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which handles union regulations for private businesses, ruled football players at Northwestern University qualify as employees and can join a union, if they wanted to.


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