Posts tagged New York Taxi Workers Alliance
New York Taxi union to strike against Uber and Lyft at LaGuardia airport on Sunday: report
February 24, 2023 // Anyone traveling into LaGuardia International Airport in Queens, New York and planning to take an Uber or Lyft may want to reconsider their plans, as a union representing all rideshare and Taxi drivers plans to go on strike at the hub for 12 hours on Sunday. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, which boasts a membership of 25,000 professional drivers, is planning to go on strike at LaGuardia airport on Feb. 26 by refusing to pick up Uber and Lyft rides between 12 p.m. and 12 a.m.
Union warns: One week to Uber, Lyft strike at LaGuardia Airport
February 21, 2023 // The group says it represents 21,000 yellow cab, green car, black car, livery and app-dispatched drivers. Drivers were expecting per-minute increases of 7.8%, originally approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission in November, and set to go into effect Dec. 19. But a judge issued a temporary restraining order after Uber sued the Taxi and Limousine Commission.