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Category Archives: Taxicab
Gaylord hotel gets hybrids, protests and a flash mob
The Taxi Link airs Sat. 7-8 pm on WUST 1120 AM. Listen here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 The protests outside Gaylord National grew larger this week as cab drivers and supporters stepped up their demand for … Continue reading
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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
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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: 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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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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The Taxi Link: Will smart meters end up in court, again?
Listen to The Taxi Link:[Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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 … Continue reading
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