Michigan Bans Student-Athlete Unionization — Anomaly or Trend?

By Timothy D. Cedrone   By most accounts, 2014 was a banner year for student-athletes in securing more rights from the NCAA and its member institutions. Hard-fought victories were obtained both inside and outside the courtroom. One such victory was a ruling from Regional Director for Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board in Northwestern University. In his decision, the Regional Director determined that grant-in-aid scholarship football players at Northwestern University are “emp