The Saga of Low Pay at Nexstar

FTVLive told you recently that Nexstar CEO Perry Sook bought a little place off of Central Park for $15 million bucks.

A Nexstar employee reached out to say on the same day, the staff at one Nexstar station had a meeting with the General Manager to address the low pay.

Here is that email:

I've been reading the articles about Nexstar pay, and most recently the $15 million condo Perry Spoke bought. Very fitting since today our "employee committee" had a meeting with our GM about how our station employees can barely make ends meet and we need raises.

After telling our GM about employees that can't afford groceries, getting evicted because they have emergency bills to pay and can't afford rent, and how several employees have second jobs (including our executive producer).... he tells us to take advantage of Nexstar's employee assistance funds and other broadcast association funds. Those are for people who have been impacted by natural disasters.... not for people who get paid such low wages we are struggling to get by.

Otherwise we would all be getting paid out by these funds!

How about just pay us a living wage?! Also Nexstar's minimum wage is $15 an hour. Our GM tells us no one at our station only gets paid $15 an hour. Hmm ok because $15.15 is such a big difference!