Dear Community,I usually try to avoid getting up on a soapbox but in this instance I'm going to make an exception. There are times when the worst thing we can do is stay silent.
I learned today that the people who deliver the New York Daily News to our homes will soon be losing their jobs because the company plans to change its distribution system.
My carrier, like many of the people bringing the news to our front doors, is a dedicated, hard working individual struggling to provide for his family which includes 2 young children. Everyday, rain, shine, snow and even during tropical storms, the Daily News arrives at my home by 6 am. Richard (yes he does have a name) has notified his customers that in order to support his family he will be starting a house/office cleaning service.
In nothing more than an attempt to improve their bottom line the New York Daily News is implementing a policy that can only be described as contemptible. This corporate giant is targeting the most vulnerable among their employees. I eagerly await the next Daily News editorial concerning the plight of New York's middle class.
Without doubt my words will be mostly met with silence by politicians seeking a Daily News endorsement of their campaigns but I just had to get this off my chest. Let me know if you are looking for paper to wrap your fish.
Sincerely,
Warren Schreiber
14 comments:
Good time to cancel a subscription!
It's called capitalism.
Please don't support that POS newspaper - it's just sports and tits.
There are still 2 wars going on!!! You'd never know it reading the Daily News!!!
People are reading the paper online. Being a deliveryman should not be regarded as a lifetime unionized career. It should be a temporary stop on the road to something better.
it's just sports and tits
Three of my favorite things.
"Being a deliveryman should not be regarded as a lifetime unionized career. It should be a temporary stop on the road to something better."
It's not unionized. Years ago, the DN said they didn't want kids on bikes delivering papers anymore, that the person applying must be at least 18 years old and use a MOTOR VEHICLE. That sounds like something that someone with a GED could do. Not everyone is college material. People use the talent they have.
i haven't read a paper newspaper in years. every weekend i get some stripped down DN full of coupons i throw into the trash without opening.
between HuffPo, Flipboard, twitter and other online resources why would i want a paper newspaper?
I suppose you would have said the same thing about the Buggy whip manufacturers as well. Times change, technology changes, businesses change, jobs change.
It doesn't say they are getting rid of home delivery or printed newspapers. It says they are no longer using deliverymen/women.
How else do you get a printed version of a daily publication to readers?
So what is this "change in distribution system"?
Are they changing contractors, eliminating home delivery, or something else?
"Richard (yes he does have a name) has notified his customers that in order to support his family he will be starting a house/office cleaning service."
This might turn out to be more profitable than delivering papers. You could help him a great deal by referring him to friend/neighbor/local business.
Maybe they'll use off-shore delivery-people? Hmmmm. I haven't touched the DN in years - since their disgusting union lock-out.
between HuffPo, Flipboard, twitter and other online resources why would i want a paper newspaper?
Not to mention Queens Crap!
Many journalism experts agree that the future of journalism is hyper-local - focusing on local, local news. (Hey, that sounds like QC.)
AND Queens Crap delivers (if ya catch my meaning).
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