Posts tagged National College Players Association

    Op-ed / Commentary ● Labor Unionization Unions

    A College Players Union Is Not Going to Happen. Here’s Why.

    October 14, 2025 // While the NCAA fights off challenges and Congress slouches towards a solution, the idea of a pro-style Collective Bargaining Agreement is appealing but totally unworkable

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    Labor Board Backs USC College Athletes in Case, Arguing They Are ‘Employees’ Who Should Be Paid and Permitted To Unionize

    December 20, 2022 // The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will take the side of student athletes in an unfair labor practices case against USC, the Pac-12 Conference, and the National College Athletics Association (NCAA). If a judge sides with the NLRB, it could mean that student athletes across the nation will be reclassified as “employees” of their respective schools who are entitled not only to compensation, but to other employee benefits such as the right to unionize.

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