July 6, 2010
policies, and practices that allowed taxicab companies to control and dominate them. Since that time, there has been a steady increase in driver-led initiatives to challenge what have become the industry’s most common harmful hallmarks: exorbitant company-imposed operating fees, long working hours, lack of job security, a negative public perception of drivers and the industry, and barriers to economic opportunity for drivers – many of whom aspire to own their own taxicab operating credentials.