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Northwestern Votes on Unionizing Today

RTR91

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The vote hasn't happened, yet. However, Northwestern folks seem to believe there will be 60 "no" votes out of 75.

A former walk-on has spoken about this:

@ESPN_BigTen Former NU walk-on Michael Odom, who quit team after 2013 season, said he's pro-union and that players have been pressured to vote no.
 
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RTR91 said:
The vote hasn't happened, yet. However, Northwestern folks seem to believe there will be 60 "no" votes out of 75.

A former walk-on has spoken about this:

@ESPN_BigTen Former NU walk-on Michael Odom, who quit team after 2013 season, said he's pro-union and that players have been pressured to vote no.
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I had read somewhere that the coaches and administrators were pressuring no votes on the players. As with any unionization effort your employer has to stay on the sidelines. If the vote fails you can bet there will be an appeal filed citing tampering with the vote.
 
tidefanbeezer

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It will be interesting to see how the vote, regardless of outcome influences change (if any) with the NCAA. From what I've read, the vote itself is not as meaningful as the NLRB ruling that athletes are school employees.
 
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FWIW, I think the anti-union voices at Northwestern here are probably right.

A lot of big(ger) schools out there could, and would, deal with unions and let that be it, but a small, athletically unsuccessful school like Northwestern, that is an elite academic powerhouse and really has no fundamental need for big-time college athletics? Wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they just folded shop entirely.

Remember, sometimes threats aren’t really threats, just predictions.
 
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tidefanbeezer said:
It will be interesting to see how the vote, regardless of outcome influences change (if any) with the NCAA. From what I've read, the vote itself is not as meaningful as the NLRB ruling that athletes are school employees.
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Which blows my mind that they made such a ruling. Makes no sense whatsoever.
 
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