Buffzone · Aug 17, 2015
Northwestern's union bid dies
National Labor Relations Board rules school cannot unionize
Northwestern football player Matt Alvita throws during practice on Monday, the same day the National Labor Relations Board overturned a historic ruling that gave Northwestern University football players the go-ahead to form the nation's first college athletes' union, saying the prospect of union and non-union teams could throw off the competitive balance in college football. (Jeffrey Phelps / Associated Press)The bid for college sports' first-ever labor union is dead. The question at the heart of the debate remains unanswered.