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Category Archives: Prince George’s County
The Taxi Link: Aurora Vasquez discusses driver organizing in Prince George’s, Alexandria and Arlington
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Aurora Vasquez is an attorney, driver advocate and organizer. Over the past decade she’s played an instrumental role in … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Virginia, Prince George's County, Taxicab
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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: Are drivers at National Harbor being pushed out? Should Alexandria drivers choose their own company?
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here (imperfect audio in first minute): [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 Just over the District line at National Harbor, the upscale mini-city and resort on … Continue reading
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School Officials Use Force and Police to Thwart Student Walkout
Listen to town hall, beginning with Principal Batenga [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “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. … Continue reading
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Freddie Mac, “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Listen to Bertina Jones, Rooj Alwazir and Rev. Graylan Hagler: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Can you hear me now?” Bertina Jones asked Monday at a demonstration outside the downtown office of Freddie Mac. Despite its pending seizure … Continue reading
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UMD Charges Students Hefty Fees for Public Documents Related to Treatment of Campus Workers
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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 … Continue reading
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The Voice of DC Cab Drivers, August 28, 2011: Drivers in PG and DC focus on petitions
LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF DC CAB DRIVERS, AUG. 28 (Audio only includes the first half-hour of the program): [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 [In addition to listening to The Voice of DC Cab Drivers live … Continue reading
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A Pattern of Official Misconduct in Prince George’s: Drivers Repeatedly Prevented from Collecting Petition Signatures
Listen to Isidore Asucquo: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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 … Continue reading
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Prince George’s Has a Petition Problem: Drivers Thrown Out of Public Events at Morningside and Temple Hills
LISTEN TO MARKOS GEBREHIWOT: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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 … Continue reading
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