The Low Pay at Nexstar
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The NABET/CWA union did a report on the pay at Nexstar stations, and let’s just say that Uncle Perry doesn’t want you to read this story.
Let’s hit the highlights (lowlights) of the union’s report:
The majority (62%) of Nexstar workers earn less than a living wage for their metro area for a single person without children and 89% earn less than a living wage for their metro area for a single person with one child.
A majority (63%) of workers rely on family, friends or public assistance to get by.
A majority of survey respondents feel financially insecure: 87% worried about meeting financial obligations sometimes (57%) or often (30%).
The majority of survey respondents report delaying necessary medical care (55%) and buying groceries (53%) among their struggles to get by on Nexstar’s low wages.
A majority (54%) of survey respondents report that they sometimes or often rely on overtime to make ends meet, while 38% of respondents rely on a second job.
Twenty-two percent of survey respondents reported that they rely on both overtime at Nexstar and working a second job.
The report goes onto say, “Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar) is a behemoth in the broadcast television industry; like Amazon it drives down standards across the sector. Nexstar operates the United States’ largest local television broadcasting chain with 201 owned or partner stations in 117 U.S. markets in 40 states and the District of Columbia reaching over 220 million people. It is the largest broadcaster in the United States by number of markets, coverage, and revenue.”
FTVLive told you that Nexstar is making a change to talent contracts, which gives the company the right to cut your pay each cycle of the contract.
The problem with the low pay from Nexstar is it sets the standard for the rest of the industry. Other media groups can point to Nexstar and claim if the biggest media company is paying that salary, we can offer low pay as well.
Here is a link to the full union report on Nexstar and their salaries.
