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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Can College Athletes Unionize?

    The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that football players at Northwestern University should be allowed to unionize. The 24-page ruling said that, by any measure, the athletes could not be classified as “primarily students.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled yesterday that football players at Northwestern University should be allowed to unionize. The 24-page ruling said that, by any measure, the athletes could not be classified as “primarily students.” While Northwestern officials will appeal the decision, it represents significant movement in the debate over whether to pay college athletes.

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    2 of 5
    Shrimp Boy, The Pritzker Prize and Free After 32 Years
    1. 0:00Leland Yee and "Shrimp Boy" Chow
    2. 8:50Can College Athletes Unionize?You’re reading this
    3. 18:21Shigeru Ban Wins Architecture's Biggest Prize
    4. 25:58Free After 32 Years
    5. 42:06Lab Rats: Genetic Mugshots, Rex Block, and Biden
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