SEC Commissioner Mike Slive on Northwestern players getting union vote
by Staff Reporter
March 27, 20143 Comments
Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
On Wednesday the Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize. There has been a lot of discussion since this ruling came out and SEC Commissioner Mike Slive had this to say:
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"Notwithstanding today's decision, the SEC does not believe that full time students participating in intercollegiate athletics are employees of the universities they attend," Michael Slive, the SEC commissioner, said in a written statement.
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