last edited by mklien on 43-1421.88
601 / Porters United
view entry rationale
aqp
view navigator
Title: Porters United
Description: Delivery company run by its deliverypeople
Last Edited: 43-1421.88 by mklien
Path: 601 / porters-united
Content Length: 196 words
GRID Identifier: https://almanet.cc/alma/600/601/porters-united
Headquartered on the planet Pyramiden, Porters United (ππΉππΌπ πΏπ―π²ππ¦π) is a workers' cooperative specialising in logistics and galactic deliveries. It is the largest co-op in the galaxy, and is run by collective decision making of all porters. Porters are the main working staff of Porters United and are most often independent delivery contractors that have voting powers and benefits through the co-op. Porters United only has a very small number of actual employees, instead choosing to contract their deliverypeople.
Porters are loosely organised through the backbone of the Porters United Network, which can be accessed through the PlaNet. Through the network, deliveries are assigned and bountied depending on the urgency and size of the delivery. Porters can accept or decline runs, and are rewarded according to the delivery time.
Porters United simply provides the delivery infrastructure and the network, but not the ships or supplies. Every porter is, technically speaking, their own self-employed business unit, but Porters United acts as healthcare provider as well as tax instance to provide benefits and financial security. This model does however also mean that there are no severance bonuses or protections, meaning employment can be terminated at any time for any reason.
This file has been provided free of charge by AlmaNet,
the interconnected digital multimedia almanac.
AlmaNet is a GRID service provided by the Free Knowledge Movement.
All content on AlmaNet is freely available for quotation and reference.
Created by Morton Powell on Tallis