National Labor Relations Act News
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Is it legal for Jerry Jones to bench players who don't stand?
On Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones indicated that he would bench players who didn't stand for the national anthem before games. The move was applauded on Monday night by President Donald Trump, who tweeted: "A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players
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Is it legal for Jerry Jones to bench players who don't stand?
On Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones indicated that he would bench players who didn't stand for the national anthem before games. The move was applauded on Monday night by President Donald Trump, who tweeted: "A big salute to Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, who will BENCH players
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NLRB rules football players at private FBS schools are employees
The top lawyer at the National Labor Relations Board issued an official opinion this week that players at all 17 private colleges in the FBS are employees of their schools. It is a significant expansion of a 2014 ruling by NLRB regional director Peter S. Ohr that Northwestern football players are
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OPINION: LZ Granderson on Trump's Comments to Black Voters
In 1932 a quarter of the American workforce was unemployed, housing prices had fallen by 10.5 percent and President Herbert Hoover’s inability to turn things around paved the way for Franklin D. Roosevelt to win the White House in one of the biggest landslides in presidential election history. With
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OPINION: LZ Granderson on Trump's Comments to Black Voters
But. There is legitimate conversation to be head about how the black community is bearing on the democratic leadership but could Donald Trump. There's not interested in having a legitimate conversation. If he Byrd. Not code and rallies are predominantly white suburbs to talk about black people but
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Owners OK new conduct policy
NFL owners Wednesday unanimously approved a revised personal conduct policy, commissioner Roger Goodell announced. The new policy takes effect immediately. Among the key changes: • The policy embraces the use of independent investigations. To that end, the NFL will hire a special counsel for
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NW union reps off to Congress
The leaders who are attempting to unionize Northwestern football players will take their case to Capitol Hill lawmakers, aiming to protect the historic victory union organizers achieved last week. Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association, told "Outside the Lines" that he
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NW union reps off to Congress
The leaders who are attempting to unionize Northwestern football players will take their case to Capitol Hill lawmakers, aiming to protect the historic victory union organizers achieved last week. Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association, told "Outside the Lines" that he
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Northwestern players get union vote
In a potentially game-changing moment for college athletics, the Chicago district of the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees of the university and can unionize. NLRB regional director Peter Sung Ohr cited the players' time
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Kain Colter starts union movement
For the first time in the history of college sports, athletes are asking to be represented by a labor union, taking formal steps on Tuesday to begin the process of being recognized as employees, ESPN's "Outside The Lines" has learned. Ramogi Huma, president of the National College Players