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Category Archives: District of Columbia
Debating Cabbie Safety and Discrimination
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Should a cab driver be forced to pick up a passenger even if he feels his safety is in … Continue reading
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Change to Come, Says Taxi Chair
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 At a standing-room-only town hall Wednesday, D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron Linton told cab drivers that the commission will … Continue reading
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Taxi chair agrees to town hall
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 D.C. taxi chair Ron Linton has agreed to do a town hall with The Taxi Link (details below). “I … Continue reading
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Taxi commission to cabbies: Pay up or else
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Without being informed of the specifics of what they’re accused of, cab drivers say they can be summoned to … Continue reading
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The Taxi Link: Driver killed; Council wants data; taxi commission doesn’t have any
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Solomon Okoroh, a 57-year-old father of five, was shot and killed while driving his cab early Tuesday morning in … Continue reading
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The Taxi Link: National Harbor fight heats up; DC taxi chair apologizes for disparaging two drivers
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Just over the District line, Prince George’s County taxi drivers are stepping up their fight to continue servicing guests … Continue reading
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The Taxi Link: DC drivers suspended without due process? PG drivers fight to stay at National Harbor
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 “That’s what you people do all the time. You got a lousy system out there. I’m trying to help … 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
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 The National Taxi Workers Alliance, which became the 57th national union of the AFL-CIO less than two years ago, … Continue reading
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The Taxi Link: Fairfax driver assaulted; Commissioner Stanley Tapscott; DC drivers accused of racism
Listen to The Taxi Link: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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, … Continue reading
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The Taxi Link: Alexandria drivers protest; D.C. drivers testify
Listen to the Taxi Link here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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’ … Continue reading
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