NLRB Memo: College Athletes Are Employees, Can Unionize

A memorandum sent Wednesday by the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has set the stage for college athletes to be paid directly by their institutions, thus becoming employees. The result of the memo could result in what the NCAA and its constituents have dreaded: the professionalization of college athletics.

The memo issued by Jennifer Abruzzo explained why college athletes are categorized as employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Though the memo was sent to regional directors and is not a legal ruling, it provides a path for players at private colleges and universities to be compensated as laborers.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/classifying-college-athletes-as-employees-nlrb-memo-sets-stage-for-further-ncaa-destabilization/

Would be nice to see common sense prevail and have reality reflect what we all have known for years.

As soon as campuses were closed to students last fall and they had football teams practicing and playing, universities admitted that athletes were indeed employees.

Not sure this will be a good thing for either party.