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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?

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 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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Pacifica’s leadership crisis: Summer Reese shouldn’t hold both of the foundation’s top spots

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download mp3 The Pacifica Foundation is in trouble and the problem starts at the top. The listener-sponsored, progressive, anti-war radio network – which operates five stations in as many major markets and has … Continue reading

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WPFW needs a home, not scare tactics about a corporate takeover

“Clear Channel is not going to interfere with this station.” – Tony Norman Pacifica Radio’s WPFW 89.3 FM has called D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood home for the past 15 years, but it’s not likely to much longer. The City Paper building, which houses … Continue reading

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