Proposal, 1 page
“A Regional Working Press”: proposal and budget
[1997]Date inferred
A plan to relaunch The Working Press as a bimonthly four-page regional paper for Southern Tier and Central New York unions. It sets out distribution (by mail, in bulk, and through community outlets), expected ad income, and first-year costs of $12,962–22,462.
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A Regional Working Press Assumptions ; 1. We start with a bimonthly newsprint paper, 4 pages in length. Ze UDUStrabultwom: a) By mail to stewards/EBoard members of the unions in the CLCs in the Southern tier/Central NY (about 750 copies) b) In bulk to unions for distribution to members (with each union getting just what they actually distribute - about 500 copies) . c) Placement in selected outlets (groceries, community centers, etc.) around the Southern Tier/CNY (about 250 copies). (Eventually Unions will be expected to pay a small amount per issue/member) . 3. Income in the start-up phase comes from a) ads (estimated as 25 column inches/4 pages issue @ $9.25/column inch = $231.25/issue X 5 issues = $1,156.25. Add $4,000 ad income for special solidarity issue for a total esti- mated ad income of $5,556. b) small subsidies from other CLCs, some of the larger unions in the Southern Tier, perhaps the AFL-CIO c) A Labor Coalition Subsidy Costs, First year (very rough) 1. 1/4-1/2 time managing editor (solicit/write articles; layout; bookkeeping, database management, distribution, solicit ads) $7,000-14,000 salary 2,500-5,000 fringe 2. Production (estimate) @$150/issue $900 3. Mailing 750 copies 600 issues @ $0.149 150 issues @ $0.195 = $118.65/issue $712 4. Office Supplies 500 5. Telephone UO 600 6. Travel TOTAL COST = §12,962-22,462
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