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Statement by Alan K. Cubbage, Vice President for Northwestern University Relations, in Regard to Decision by NLRB Regional Director

EVANSTON, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2014.  Northwestern University is disappointed by today’s ruling by the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board finding that Northwestern University’s football players who receive grant-in-aid scholarships are employees and directing that a secret ballot election be held to determine whether the football players should be represented by the College Athletes Players Association for purposes of collective bargaining with Northwestern University.

While we respect the NLRB process and the regional director’s…

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