Following a decision by the Chicago regional branch of the National Labor Relations Board, college athletes will be allowed, for the first time, to seek union representation. “The ruling means that Northwestern football players are employees of the university in the eyes of the government.” For now, the Northwestern football players aren’t after money. But this could be a first step in a long battle to reform the way the NCAA treats its athletes.

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