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re: TJ Moe speaks obvious truth about CFB unionizing
Posted on 3/27/14 at 2:25 pm to The Spleen
Posted on 3/27/14 at 2:25 pm to The Spleen
Moe is one of the very few to bring up the fact that as employees, players will be required to pay both state & Federal income taxes on this income they claim they are receiving. And any injury "on the job" would now be covered by WC laws. Can you imagine the fraud that would come into play with a 3rd string guard, not playing, getting hurt & then dragging out his comp claim as real employees are now known to do? Who pays the union dues necessary to keep the union running?
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Posted on 3/27/14 at 3:06 pm to Keltic Tiger
Don't like the unionizing.
Should college athletes be paid? Yes
All you have to pay them is minimum wage or do them like Graduate assistants.
Should college athletes be paid? Yes
All you have to pay them is minimum wage or do them like Graduate assistants.
Posted on 3/29/14 at 7:32 am to Keltic Tiger
Northwestern tuition and fees is 60K a year, not to mention the perks they receive for free travel, lodging, and food while on the road. The IRS is probably salivating right now.
All the institution has to do is say fine. We will set you up as an employee(contractor) and count your travel perks as part of your salary. Since the agreement for them play at the university is via a contract(scholarship), they can be treated as contract employees hence the university can treat them as self-employed workers providing a service.
Wait until they get a tax bill at the end of the year for $60k. Not to mention that contract(scholarship) they sign with the university is for one year. It will give coaches even more leverage to process at the end of the year. Since they will now be treated like an employee and when not performing to standards said contract can be terminated without concern as student.
Now they can throw union all they want out there but lets remember all the right to work states including every SEC state where employees have that choice. And the at will states that an employer can fire at will and may eliminate employee from getting unemployment benefits. Not to mention all the states that allow an employer to require a non-compete contract stating that said employee leaves their current employer can not go and work for another employer doing the same job for lets say 3 years.
Another reason this country is in the shite because of unions and if this pushed through around the country CFB, especially the players will be screwed. I doubt this goes anywhere and hope it does not. There are far better ways to accomplish what s needs to be fixed in CFB than allowing a union to come in and flex muscle that really could care less about the athlete(employee but only concern is the money they will receive out of it. Sorry rant over.
All the institution has to do is say fine. We will set you up as an employee(contractor) and count your travel perks as part of your salary. Since the agreement for them play at the university is via a contract(scholarship), they can be treated as contract employees hence the university can treat them as self-employed workers providing a service.
Wait until they get a tax bill at the end of the year for $60k. Not to mention that contract(scholarship) they sign with the university is for one year. It will give coaches even more leverage to process at the end of the year. Since they will now be treated like an employee and when not performing to standards said contract can be terminated without concern as student.
Now they can throw union all they want out there but lets remember all the right to work states including every SEC state where employees have that choice. And the at will states that an employer can fire at will and may eliminate employee from getting unemployment benefits. Not to mention all the states that allow an employer to require a non-compete contract stating that said employee leaves their current employer can not go and work for another employer doing the same job for lets say 3 years.
Another reason this country is in the shite because of unions and if this pushed through around the country CFB, especially the players will be screwed. I doubt this goes anywhere and hope it does not. There are far better ways to accomplish what s needs to be fixed in CFB than allowing a union to come in and flex muscle that really could care less about the athlete(employee but only concern is the money they will receive out of it. Sorry rant over.
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