Unfair labor complaint was filed against Notre Dame over athletes

Unfair labor complaint filed against Notre Dame over athletes. University of Notre Dame classifies college athletes as "student-athletes" Notre Dame is accused of classifying athletes as students, not athletes. Notre Dame has been accused of misusing labor authority to protect students from discrimination.

The complaint was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by a California-based group calling itself the College Basketball Players Association. It said Notre Dame is engaging in unfair labor practices. The complaint is similar to one filed against University of Southern California last May by the NLRB’s Los Angeles office.

Unfair labor complaint filed against Notre Dame over athletes. University of Notre Dame classifies college athletes as "student-athletes" Notre Dame is accused of classifying athletes as students, not athletes, as athletes. Notre Dame has been accused of misusing the term'student athletes' in the past.