The Road to Reform: A Collaborative Model for Reforming the Taxicab Industry
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.
With the provision of taxicab service rapidly evolving from a temporary, pass-through job into a long-term profession, with this action kit Advancement Project seeks to capture the spirit of two initiatives in particular – one led by Tenants and Workers United/Alexandria United Taxi-drivers Organization and the other by the Prince George’s County Taxi Workers Alliance – in which drivers put aside fears of retaliation to reform their local taxicab industry through strategic, comprehensive changes to existing taxicab law. This action kit is designed to help you bring comprehensive reform to your local taxicab industry as well by:
- Providing a brief history of important industry developments
- Examining basic industry structure and defining common industry terms
- Sharing the stories behind cab drivers’ campaigns, and
- Sharing the lessons we learned about the role of drivers’, organizers, and other justice-seekers
– such as lawyers and communications experts – in the push for reform.
Attached files
- Download Action Kit (3.78MB PDF)
Filed under Action Kit, Immigrant Justice
