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Sussex wrote:
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Do they chant Taxee as well?

No but the owners of Comcab do. :shock:


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greenbadgecabby wrote:
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[ the actual drivers are probably not dissimilar to the London minicab drivers.



Do they chant Taxee as well?

Lurk Lurk.


Probably not, since of course they can ply for hire quite legally.

And I think there's been a bit of an enforcement crackdown in recent years, heralded by the feted Mayor Guiliani.

Of course, he wasn't brave enough to get rid of the medallion system.

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Of course, he wasn't brave enough to get rid of the medallion system.



:?: Tell us more .... How does that one work?


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Well a medallion is just the US terminology for a plate, so it works in much the same way as across here:

Under the current scheme in place in New York City, more than 44,000 workers who drive the city's taxicabs are being blatantly exploited by a cartel of owners who have manipulated the system to deprive the drivers of income and benefits and to deny these workers the right to a union.

The system permits the owners of the city-authorized taxi medallions to "lease" the right to drive a yellow, medallion cab to workers who have been unfairly classified as "independent contractors." Drivers must pay as much as $130 a day for their "lease" and fuel costs. Under this sham arrangement, the owners can shirk responsibility for paying fair wages, benefits, social security payments and for supporting unemployment and workers compensation programs. Many drivers, working more than 12-hour shifts under difficult conditions, end the day taking home less than a minimum wage, with no wage or hour protections, no health, life, disability or unemployment insurance and no protection for their right to organize a union and have a voice in how they are treated on the job.

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As I said a T&G/NTA paradise. :shock:

Loads of sub-standard drivers, driving sub-standard vehicles, filling the pockets of the rich. [-(

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TDO wrote:
Well a medallion is just the US terminology for a plate, so it works in much the same way as across here:

Under the current scheme in place in New York City, more than 44,000 workers who drive the city's taxicabs are being blatantly exploited by a cartel of owners who have manipulated the system to deprive the drivers of income and benefits and to deny these workers the right to a union.

The system permits the owners of the city-authorized taxi medallions to "lease" the right to drive a yellow, medallion cab to workers who have been unfairly classified as "independent contractors." Drivers must pay as much as $130 a day for their "lease" and fuel costs. Under this sham arrangement, the owners can shirk responsibility for paying fair wages, benefits, social security payments and for supporting unemployment and workers compensation programs. Many drivers, working more than 12-hour shifts under difficult conditions, end the day taking home less than a minimum wage, with no wage or hour protections, no health, life, disability or unemployment insurance and no protection for their right to organize a union and have a voice in how they are treated on the job.



I think your exagerating.

Danny DeVito was a nice bloke who run the garage well. :wink:


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Yeah. I liked him.

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SOUNDS JUST LIKE LIVERPOOL BUT THERE LUKY THEY DONT HAVE PRIVATE HIRE. STREETCAR.


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