Category Archives: Prince George’s County

The Taxi Link: Aurora Vasquez discusses driver organizing in Prince George’s, Alexandria and Arlington

Posted on June 16, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here:  Download mp3 Aurora Vasquez is an attorney, driver advocate and organizer. Over the past decade she’s played an instrumental role in successful cab driver struggles in the … 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: Are drivers at National Harbor being pushed out? Should Alexandria drivers choose their own company?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by pete

The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here (imperfect audio in first minute):  Download mp3 Just over the District line at National Harbor, the upscale mini-city and resort on the Potomac River, Prince George’s County … Continue reading →

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School Officials Use Force and Police to Thwart Student Walkout

Posted on March 14, 2012 by admin

Listen to town hall, beginning with Principal Batenga “I will not discuss the suspensions in this forum,” Northwestern High School Principal Edgar Batenga said Monday evening at a town hall at the Hyattsville school. Batenga gave five-day suspensions to four students, … Continue reading →

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Freddie Mac, “Can You Hear Me Now?”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Listen to Bertina Jones, Rooj Alwazir and Rev. Graylan Hagler: “Can you hear me now?” Bertina Jones asked Monday at a demonstration outside the downtown office of Freddie Mac. Despite its pending seizure of her home in Prince George’s County, … Continue reading →

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UMD Charges Students Hefty Fees for Public Documents Related to Treatment of Campus Workers

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

download mp3 Students at University of Maryland, College Park must come up with $678.26 by Oct. 3 in order to learn what the school’s top administrators have said in internal emails about student organizing efforts for worker justice on campus. … Continue reading →

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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, August 28, 2011: Drivers in PG and DC focus on petitions

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, AUG. 28 (Audio only includes the first half-hour of the program): download mp3 [In addition to listening to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers live on the radio, you can listen live … Continue reading →

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A Pattern of Official Misconduct in Prince George’s: Drivers Repeatedly Prevented from Collecting Petition Signatures

Posted on August 25, 2011 by admin

Listen to Isidore Asucquo: download mp3 “If you’d like to put the clipboard down you’re welcome to stay.” – Bowie Police Chief John Nesky “We came [to Allen Pond Park on National Night Out] with all hope to achieve our … Continue reading →

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Prince George’s Has a Petition Problem: Drivers Thrown Out of Public Events at Morningside and Temple Hills

Posted on August 18, 2011 by admin

LISTEN TO MARKOS GEBREHIWOT: download mp3 A troubling pattern is emerging in Prince George’s County. In at least three instances, taxi drivers were prevented from collecting petition signatures at public events held throughout the county on Aug. 2, National Night … Continue reading →

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