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How the recent NLRB memo affects college athletes

Karen Weaver, an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, discusses the recent memo from the NLRB general counsel stating certain ‘student-athletes’ are actually employees.
Alabama's football stadium is packed with fans.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the University of Alabama football team was valued at $1 billion in 2018, with revenues of $140 million.
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