October 04, 2005
Taxi union threatens strike over gas surcharge, GPS
One of the city's biggest taxi unions Monday threatened to strike unless they are allowed a $1 gas surcharge per trip, the Post reports.
Additionally, the union wants the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission to scrap a plan that will require electronic tracking systems in all New York cabs. Drivers are concerned the global positioning system could be used to violate their civil liberties, but the taxi commission said the expensive devices would allow passengers to pay by credit card, make it easier to recover lost items, and let riders track the cab's route on an electronic map.
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October 4, 2005 08:22 AM in Transportology
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