New York Taxi Workers Alliance – People's Media Record

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No Date Available | Roundtable discussion with attendees at the International Taxi Workers Alliance conference, sharing local and shared struggles across the United States topics include: gas surcharges, medallions, black cars, hybrid cars, mafia involvement and other shenanigans in buying medallions, power brokers in Silicon Valley/San Jose, company monopolies in cities and at airports, worker owned cab companies, two tier cab system that leaves many drivers behind as a second class; observational footage as dinner gets set up

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No Date Available | interviews with attendees at the International Taxi Workers Alliance conference, reflecting on the conditions of their local work, and on the impact of the conference

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March 19 2010 | At a City Council Hearing, individuals testify about the need for wheelchair accessible taxicabs. Individuals also testify on the need for worker’s compension for taxicab drivers.

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March 19 2010 | At a City Council Hearing, individuals testify about the need for wheelchair accessible taxicabs. Individuals also testify on the need for worker’s compension for taxicab drivers.

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February 15 2010 | MMP hosts a panel called The Bills Are Too High, where they discuss internet policy issues, as well as, the right to communications.

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October 21 2007 | A rally against GPS tracking and credit card payment issues by NYTWA.

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March 20 2007 | Interviews with taxi drivers from around North America about coming to New York to set up an international organization to protect taxi drivers. There are also shots from the meeting.

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March 19 2007 | A meeting of taxi cab drivers and representatives from various city’s taxi workers alliances, at the New York Taxi Worker’s Alliance Conference to talk about building unions and solidarity. Guest speaker Bill Fletcher gives a presentation.

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March 18 2007 | A series of interviews and a conference about Taxi workers and the issues they face

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March 17 2007 | Discussion about taking money from foundations and other entities as Bill Fletcher finishes his presentation; panel on struggle for drivers to be considered employees versus independent contractors, especially with regard to leasing vehicles

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June 29 2005 | panel about safety for taxi workers with representatives from various unions, focus on workers who get jumped when they aren’t in the car targeted attacks vs robberies, with a specific discussion about Islamophobic attacks; discussion about access to healthcare; representatives from Detriot, New York City, Spokane, San Francisco, Philadelphia