The Northwestern University football team will not be allowed to form a union, as was ruled by the National Labor Relations Board in a decision that overturned a previous one allowing the team to unionize, thus striking a huge blow to the case for allowing college athletes to be paid for their services. The decision was initially reported by Mason Levinson of Bloomberg.
In a unanimous decision, summarized in a 16-page ruling, the NLRB determined that players unionizing “would not promote uniformity and stability in labor relations,” though the issue of players being employees was skirted.