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Northwestern AD says athletes need a vote

Associated Press

FILE - This April 2, 2014 file photo shows former Northwestern University football quarterback Kain Colter, right, and Ramogi Huma, founder and president of the National College Players Association arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington. The United Steelworkers union and college football players may seem like an unlikely pairing. Yet the sprawling union is locked in a high-stakes standoff with Northwestern University over whether student athletes on scholarships should be allowed to unionize, engage in collective bargaining and even strike. At first glance, it may seem like a big reach on the part of the union. But it’s been a long time since the Steelworkers Union just represented workers at steel mills and in other jobs directly related to steel. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Historic day as Northwestern players decide union

By JASON KEYSER and MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2013 file photo, Ohio State plays against Florida A&amp;M at Ohio Stadium during an NCAA college football game in Columbus, Ohio. A measure that the Ohio House approved last week clarifies that college athletes aren’t public employees and can't unionize. The amendment, tucked into a high-stakes budget bill, responds to a National Labor Relations Board official’s recent ruling declaring full-scholarship players at Northwestern University employees and therefore eligible to unionize. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)

Northwestern players see push as spark for change

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Northwestern QB says union push was rushed, wrong

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

From left, former Northwestern University football quarterback Kain Colter, Ramogi Huma, founder and President of the National College Players Association and Tim Waters, Political Director of the United Steel Workers, arrive on Capitol Hill in Wednesday, April, 2, 2014. Members of a group seeking to unionize college athletes are looking for allies on Capitol Hill as they brace for an appeal of a ruling that said full scholarship athletes at Northwestern University are employees who have the right to form a union. Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter _ the face of a movement to give college athletes the right to unionize _ and Ramogi Huma, the founder and president of the National College Players Association, scheduled meetings Wednesday with lawmakers. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Northwestern athletes make their case for unionization to Congress

By Kimberly Hefling and Tom Raum - Associated Press

From left, former Northwestern University football quarterback Kain Colter, Ramogi Huma, founder and President of the National College Players Association and Tim Waters, Political Director of the United Steel Workers, arrive on Capitol Hill in Wednesday, April, 2, 2014. Members of a group seeking to unionize college athletes are looking for allies on Capitol Hill as they brace for an appeal of a ruling that said full scholarship athletes at Northwestern University are employees who have the right to form a union. Former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter _ the face of a movement to give college athletes the right to unionize _ and Ramogi Huma, the founder and president of the National College Players Association, scheduled meetings Wednesday with lawmakers. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

College athletes take labor cause to Capitol Hill

By TOM RAUM and KIMBERLY HEFLING - Associated Press

Northwestern's football team participates in an NCAA college spring football practice Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Evanston, Ill. After spring break, Northwestern resumed spring football practices with a huge issue that could change the college sports landscape hanging over their heads. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled last week that the team can bargain with the school as employees. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Union question looms as Northwestern practices

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

File-This Oct. 8, 2011, file photo shows Stanford head coach David Shaw in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif. Shaw is questioning what’s behind the union movement by Northwestern football players, saying everything they are asking for is already being provided by most universities. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Stanford coach questions unionization movement

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ - Associated Press

Kain Colter, a former quarterback for Northwestern University, sits during an interview with The Associated Press in Bradenton, Fla., Thursday, March 27, 2014. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board decided in favor of the Northwestern players to unionize following a decision on Wednesday, March 26. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)

Family plays key role in Colter’s union push

By JAY COHEN and TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Kain Colter, a former quarterback for Northwestern University, sits during an interview with The Associated Press in Bradenton, Fla., Thursday, March 27, 2014. A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board decided in favor of the Northwestern players to unionize following a decision on Wednesday, March 26. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)

Colter: ‘We know what we’re doing’ with union idea

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014 file photo, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, right, speaks while College Athletes Players Association President Ramogi Huma, listens during a news conference in Chicago. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board met in Chicago to consider whether college football players qualify as employees and therefore are eligible to form a union. Colter, the main witness for the players, is expected to attend when three days of testimony begin Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

College athletes can unionize, federal agency says

By Michael Tarm - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, right, speaks while College Athletes Players Association President Ramogi Huma listens during a news conference in Chicago. In a Wednesday, March 26, 2014, landmark ruling, a federal agency has given football players at Northwestern University the green light to unionize. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Questions, answers about college union ruling

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Backers of college athlete unions laud ruling

Associated Press

College Athletes Players Association designated president Ramogi Huma, left, and Northwestern University outgoing senior quarterback Kain Colter make their way to the beginning of three days of hearings before the National Labor Relations Board Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Chicago. The NLRB is scheduled to begin witness testimony on whether to approve a bid by Northwestern University football players who are trying to unionize. Colter is among the key witnesses in the case. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Northwestern coach testifies against unionization

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Northwestern defends football program’s academics

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Northwestern University outgoing senior quarterback Kain Colter makes his way to the beginning of three days of hearings before the National Labor Relations Board Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Chicago. The NLRB is scheduled to begin witness testimony on whether to approve a bid by Northwestern University football players who are trying to unionize. Colter is among the key witnesses in the case. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

QB backs bid to form college athletes union

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Northwestern QB: Football always came first

Associated Press

Colter glad he’s face of college athlete union bid

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Northwestern quarterback Kain Coulter speaks during a news conference in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan., 28, 2014. Calling the NCAA a &quot;dictatorship,&quot; a handful of Northwestern football players announced Tuesday they are forming the first labor union for college athletes, the College Athletes Players Association. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

College athletes take step toward forming union

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press