This a prime example of what happens to workers without a UNION!
CARRIER pay stub for the Portland Oregonian
STATEMENT FOR: MAY 2003
| COMPENSATION: | ||||||||
| TOTAL DAILY DRAW 4236 | @ 0.08 | $345.16 | ||||||
| TOTAL SUNDAY DRAW 838 | @ 0.16 | $136.18 | ||||||
| TOTAL INSERTS 6553 | @ 0.01 | $65.53 | ||||||
| SUB-TOTAL | $ 546.86 | |||||||
| Mileage Adjustment | 25.00 | |||||||
| Total Gross | $571.86 | |||||||
| Mid Month | $292.44 | |||||||
| Loan | $20.00 | |||||||
| Net Amount> |
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I drive 30 miles a night on the route. As you can see I am not making much money at all! Newspapers make nursing homes look like big spenders!!!
Hey Newsboys & Girls Getting Injured Without Workers' Compensation Builds Character!
Newspapers view the carrier as an independent business, which is a crock of crap! It is time that the newspaper carriers be covered by minimum wage laws, by worker's compensation insurance, and be paid for the mileage they use their car for the purpose of making money for the Newspaper!
I drive 30 miles a night to deliver the paper. I am using a minimum of $4.00 of gas a night.