College Athletes Try To Unionize

A controversial topic rising in the world of college athletics is whether or not athletes should be paid. In 2014, some of Northwestern University's football players created a labor union. The Chicago division of labor relations board decided that the athletes should be considered "employees of the university." The players have recently threatened to unionize again, but the board wouldn't even consider and said allowing the team membership wouldn't "promote stability in labor relations." When questioned about the topic, Chris Webber stated:"Bill Russell told me any system that gets free labor is slavery. So, I'm sure they have the right to unionize." Northwestern is a private school and could potentially have special rules and regulations against unionization, however according to the state law, players at state schools could still be considered union members. 

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