Taxi Drivers Unite with Labor Council By Lorena Gonzalez and Mikaiil Hussein | At the Labor Council, our mission is to create more jobs, better jobs and better lives for all of San Diego’s workers — union and non-union. For years, we have proudly worked on policies that bring up the standard for our entire community; things like a living wage ordinance, […]

Congratulations Airport Drivers! The Airport Authority Board met on July 12th to discuss the continuing transition of Ground Transportation to 100% clean air vehicle or alternative fuel vehicle by 2017. The board considered the incentive/disincentive policy set up to reward hybrid vehicles and punish conventional fuel vehicles (CFV). This policy included discounts on the  cost of an airport-operating permit for hybrids as an […]

East Bay Taxi Drivers Association v. Friendly Cab Co., — Taxi Drivers Found to be Employees, Not Independent Contractors Posted on August 5, 2008 by Brian Van Vleck The Ninth Circuit’s decision earlier this year in East Bay Taxi Driver’s Association v. Friendly Cab, Inc., 512 F3d 1090 (2008), illustrates how easily courts will pierce through the outward appearances of a […]