San Diego Reader: Study finds unfair, unsafe working conditions for San Diego taxi drivers by Dave Rice “A group of graduate students at San Diego State University led by Professor Jill Esbenshade teamed with the labor-friendly local think tank Center on Policy Initiatives to produce Driven to Despair: A Survey of San Diego Taxi Drivers, which was released at a press […]

via Channel 10 News Taxi companies are backing newly elected state Senator Ben Hueso’s efforts to change cab regulations. Hueso’s brothers own a cab company. The Sacramento Bee says Hueso’s bill would make cab drivers independent contractors instead of cab company employees. According to the newspaper, Hueso’s bill has angered his supporters in the labor unions and revived a long- […]

MTS and City Contract Update: Thank you to everyone who came out to today’s MTS meeting to discuss their contract with the City. A special thank you to Lorena Gonzalez for leading the charge in making sure all workers, union or nonunion are protected. Because of our relentless advocacy over the past two years MTS has finally recognized the very […]