Tag: Taxi Drivers

  • Bill Would Let Cabbies, Other Independent Contractors Organize

    By Megan Burks Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez has introduced a bill that would open the door to collective bargaining for independent contractors. The bill seems to aim squarely at mobile app companies like Uber, but more industries could be affected. The bill would allow 10 or more workers to negotiate as a group with their hosting…

  • More Cabbies — And New Apps — Enter San Diego Market

    Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks It’s been six months since San Diego began issuing new taxi permits and so far, it isn’t the deluge of new drivers critics forewarned. After years of…

  • San Diego Cabbies Oppose Downtown Shuttle

    By Megan Burks Taxis have had to compete with rideshare companies for some time now. And they could soon face a new competitor: a publicly funded downtown shuttle. The city-owned nonprofit, Civic San Diego, wants to spend $1 million on an on-demand shuttle that would pick up residents and visitors for short trips at little…

  • Cabbies Who Make Airport Pickups Must Pass the Smell Test – Literally

    Cabdrivers are facing increasing competition from rideshare services like Uber. One reason consumers say they’re converting: they want to avoid that infamous archetype of the taxi industry – the smelly cabbie. The stereotype for predominantly immigrant drivers falls somewhere between playful and racist. But some in the industry say it’s flat-out wrong when it creeps…