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Unions
There are a few different benefits that college players might receive from joining the union. The first is that they would see increased bargaining power with the universities. This means that they might have improved access to the revenue that is generated by college football -- with bargaining power they can use that revenue as leverage for better wages. At present, these football players really do not have any meaningful bargaining power. The second benefit that they players might well receive is worker protections. The key shift in this ruling is not the ability to organize but the recognition that the players are employees. As an organized union, these football players will have the ability to influence their conditions of employment, in particular with respect to safety. Football is a dangerous game, and joining a union might give the players better ability to bargain their working conditions to improve safety, something in which they have essentially no voice right now. The first is that the ruling only applies to one single school, so players joining a union at Northwestern might find that this affects their ability to play -- the school could drop its football program as not financially viable, or it could get kicked out of the NCAA. In either case, the union is a threat to the existence of the program. The second drawback at this point is that the students might see their pay or benefits cut. If they join the union, the school might be forced to cut all scholarships, since those are the "pay." That would mean they could still play football, but without the benefit of a scholarship.
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If the NLRB ruling stands, it might not have much implication because it is limited to one school, but if the ruling not only stands but is extended to all private schools, it could certainly put the entire college sports system at risk. There is a tremendous amount of money to be…
If the ruling by NLRB stands it come with some implications to the college athletes. This ruling could give momentum to those who hold the belief that the N.C.A. A require to make modifications to how they normally compensate their athletes. Therefore this ruling has a potential of making it possible for some the athletes to get some of the things they have long petitioned for such as better
Why College Athletes Should be Paid I. Problem a. College athletes devote a lot of time and energy to athletic competition—so much in fact that they are routinely considered athletes first and students second. b. They provide an extraordinary amount of revenue for their colleges as college sports are a big business today. c. Yet these athletes do not receive any pay for their services and entertainment. In a land that values equitability and
College athletes devote a lot of time and energy to athletic competition—so much so, in fact, that they are routinely considered athletes first and students second (especially since for parts of the year their role in sports actually obliges them to miss classes). And because college sports is a huge industry today, college athletes provide an extraordinary source of revenue for these universities. Yet for all the work and time
Labor Unions The National Football League (NFL) is a high profile sports organization that contributes to the large and growing sports business market and is one of the most recognized corporate brands in America. Every Sunday millions of people watch professional football presented by this organization. Commercial slots for these games provides incredible amounts of revenue as products such as jersey's, cable packages and season tickets contribute to this powerful organization.
How Universities Benefit From College AthletesIntroductionCollege sports is practically an industry all by itself: it rakes in more than $11 billion in revenues annually�which is more than professional sports (Edelman). Universities thus make a great deal of money off college athletes, who, in return, get nothing more than an athletic scholarship (sometimes) to attend the university and its classes for free. They receive no payment (indeed, paying college athletes for
Onyshko v. NCAA Case briefing: Onyshko v. NCAA pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Recently, the heightened publicity in regards to the dangers of college sports, specifically football, has raised the question of the degree to which colleges and the NCAA have a responsibility both to warn and protect players on teams from participating institutions. The case of Onyshko v. NCAA currently pending in the