Category Archives: District of Columbia

The Taxi Link: Driver killed; Council wants data; taxi commission doesn’t have any

Posted on June 9, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here:  Download mp3 Solomon Okoroh, a 57-year-old father of five, was shot and killed while driving his cab early Tuesday morning in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. “He’s a … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: National Harbor fight heats up; DC taxi chair apologizes for disparaging two drivers

Posted on June 2, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here:  Download mp3 Just over the District line, Prince George’s County taxi drivers are stepping up their fight to continue servicing guests at National Harbor, the upscale mini-city, … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: DC drivers suspended without due process? PG drivers fight to stay at National Harbor

Posted on May 26, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here:  Download mp3 “That’s what you people do all the time. You got a lousy system out there. I’m trying to help you save it.” – D.C. taxi … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: AFL-CIO looks to organize DC drivers; credit card mandate passes; Philly driver killed; Jon Liss on NoVa’s taxi struggles

Posted on May 12, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here:  Download mp3 The National Taxi Workers Alliance, which became the 57th national union of the AFL-CIO less than two years ago, is looking to work with The … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: Fairfax driver assaulted; Commissioner Stanley Tapscott; DC drivers accused of racism

Posted on May 6, 2013 by pete

Listen to The Taxi Link:  Download mp3 An aviation executive’s racist remarks and assault of a Fairfax taxi driver have caused an outcry. The driver, Mohamed Salim, recorded the conversation with his late-night passenger, Ed Dahlberg, president of Manassas-based Emerald … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: Alexandria drivers protest; D.C. drivers testify

Posted on April 28, 2013 by pete

Listen to the Taxi Link here: Download mp3 In Alexandria, taxicab drivers associated with Tenants and Workers United protested outside city hall this past week to call on the council to ensure drivers’ right to select their own credit card … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link: Will smart meters end up in court, again?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by pete

Listen to The Taxi Link:
 Download mp3 The D.C. Taxicab Commission is moving full steam ahead with implementing a so-called “Modern Taxi System” (MTS). Yet in several areas MTS resembles the commission’s push last year to install one company’s credit card … Continue reading →

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The Taxi Link returns to the air

Posted on April 16, 2013 by admin

Listen to The Taxi Link here: The Taxi Link – which is sponsored by The Small Business Association of DC Taxicab Drivers (SBA) and hosted by TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker and D.C. advisory neighborhood commission member Tony Norman – returned to … Continue reading →

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WPFW needs a home, not scare tactics about a corporate takeover

Posted on March 27, 2013 by pete

“Clear Channel is not going to interfere with this station.” - Tony Norman Pacifica Radio’s WPFW 89.3 FM has called D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood home for the past 15 years, but it’s not likely to much longer. The City Paper building, which houses … Continue reading →

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Voices of the 99% Radio examines local D.C. politics and news coverage

Posted on February 19, 2013 by pete

Listen to Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of 99%:  TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker joined Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of the 99% for a discussion on the Washington Post’s selective scrutinizing of politicians, as well as the paper’s education … Continue reading →

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