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- The Taxi Link: Are drivers at National Harbor being pushed out? Should Alexandria drivers choose their own company?
- 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: Fairfax driver assaulted; Commissioner Stanley Tapscott; DC drivers accused of racism
- The Taxi Link: Alexandria drivers protest; D.C. drivers testify
- The Taxi Link: Will smart meters end up in court, again?
Category Archives: Labor/Jobs
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: 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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Uber right-wing
Download mp3 Testifying last week before the D.C. Council, 35-year-old Uber CEO Travis Kalanick routinely interrupted councilmembers and espoused a right-wing ideology. Uber is not so much a luxury sedan service as a phone app that connects passengers with black … Continue reading
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Uber showdown Monday at the Council
Listen to Sept. 22 edition of The Taxi Link on WUST 1120 AM Download mp3 “Uber is having it both ways: they’re operating as a taxi, they’re operating as a limousine service, and they’re not regulated.” – Tony Norman, co-host … Continue reading
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Taken for a ride: press coverage of D.C.’s taxi industry is unfair to public and drivers
The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to Sept. 15 show here: Download mp3 “You have one media person interviewing another media person who shares the same biased opinion.” – Tony Norman, co-host of The Taxi Link “I … Continue reading
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Is classism behind D.C.’s push to regulate taxis, not Uber?
The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to the Sept. 8 show here: Download mp3 “Uber is a classic example of… class economic warfare,” said Tony Norman, a D.C. ANC commissioner and co-host with TheFightBack‘s Pete Tucker of … Continue reading
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VeriFone contract suspended
The Taxi Link airs on WUST 1120 AM. Listen to the Sept. 1 show here: Download mp3 “The District is hereby ordered to… suspend any further contract work,” Judge Monica Parchment of the Contract Appeals Board wrote in her decision … Continue reading
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Questionable Firings at Howard University’s WHUT-TV
Listen to three of the “Howard Four” here: Download mp3 (The Urban Revival cross-posted the piece and Union City linked to it.) “The behavior of the television station under this administration, this is the reason that people would want to … Continue reading
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School’s Out? D.C. and NYC Teachers Talk School Closures
Listen to educators Candi Peterson, Nils DeVito and James Boutin on Voice of Russia Radio Interview by Pete Tucker, written report by Chris Lewis (@Chris_Lewis_) Washingtonians and New Yorkers, be warned. If the mayor has his way, your child’s walk … Continue reading
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May Day: Past and Present
Listen to labor professor Bill Barry and organizer Tai Smith on Voice of Russia Radio “When people who are religious get in tough situations they go read the Bible. I go read labor history.” – Professor Bill Barry “General Strike. … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Cities: D.C. and NYC Differ In Dealing with Walmart
Listen to Walmart organizers Mike Wilson and Maritza Silva-Farrell on Voice of Russia Radio Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is attempting to enter urban markets, having already saturated many suburban and rural areas. D.C. and New York City have dealt differently with the company’s attempts … Continue reading
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