Northwestern appeals NLRB ruling on athletes

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Northwestern University is asking the National Labor Relations Board to overturn a regional director’s ruling that the school’s football players are employees under federal law and thus entitled to unionize.

The university filed a formal appeal board Wednesday.

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