Pay cut for single copy carriers
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Pay cut for single copy carriers
by procarrier » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:37 am
Our paper is instituting what amounts to be a pay cut for single copy carriers. They are incrementally turning them into delivery agents as opposed to wholesale/retailers. THEY are figuring how much a carrier makes (like they have a clue) and cutting them 20 percent from what word is going around.
The catch...they still have to do all the work done now...delivering, paperwork, cutting mastheads to verify returns, and instead of collecting money from stores they have to get signatures on bills they shouldn't have to do. The first two make sense but the rest? For less money? On top of that the racks are being taken away from them and given to the home delivery carrier in the area. I presume to shore up their income and retain them.
Talk about unfair and downright wrong. All SC carriers have done is lose money since the latest incarnation of SC management took over a couple of years ago. Most of us are stuck in this job, love it or not, and will have to endure this latest bending over, but ti just sin't right.
I'd like to hear from other papers as to how single copy is handled. Is this the norm or way off base?
The catch...they still have to do all the work done now...delivering, paperwork, cutting mastheads to verify returns, and instead of collecting money from stores they have to get signatures on bills they shouldn't have to do. The first two make sense but the rest? For less money? On top of that the racks are being taken away from them and given to the home delivery carrier in the area. I presume to shore up their income and retain them.
Talk about unfair and downright wrong. All SC carriers have done is lose money since the latest incarnation of SC management took over a couple of years ago. Most of us are stuck in this job, love it or not, and will have to endure this latest bending over, but ti just sin't right.
I'd like to hear from other papers as to how single copy is handled. Is this the norm or way off base?
First I heard about that, I don't know, I'll look into it, I'll get back to you, They're supposed to do it.
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Re: Pay cut for single copy carriers
by beentheredonethat » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:30 pm
Actually, our paper just went the other way in Jan of this year. SC Agents were converted to wholesalers. This would be in Greenville, SC.
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Re: Pay cut for single copy carriers
by procarrier » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:33 am
Heard today maybe they are not having to get signatures so that would be something. Both side are out there however so will be interesting to see who is right.
What I do know is they are making enemies of stores. They went to a 30 day billing cycle and what's happening is some of these smaller stores that barely get money together each week is having to come up with a month's worth. A 50 dollar a week bill is now 200 so what does our great leader do? Stop the paper. The carrier doesn't know it until the manifest comes out and the store doesn't know it until they go to their storage box to find it empty.
More lost sales.
How is this guy allowed to be in charge of circulation when all he's done is hurt it? Hello.....Gannett......is anybody home? Does anybody care?
What I do know is they are making enemies of stores. They went to a 30 day billing cycle and what's happening is some of these smaller stores that barely get money together each week is having to come up with a month's worth. A 50 dollar a week bill is now 200 so what does our great leader do? Stop the paper. The carrier doesn't know it until the manifest comes out and the store doesn't know it until they go to their storage box to find it empty.
More lost sales.
How is this guy allowed to be in charge of circulation when all he's done is hurt it? Hello.....Gannett......is anybody home? Does anybody care?
First I heard about that, I don't know, I'll look into it, I'll get back to you, They're supposed to do it.
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Re: Pay cut for single copy carriers
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