Cab Drivers United meets BACP commissioner over driver issues
A 10-driver delegation from Cab Drivers United-AFSCME Council 31 met on July 9 with Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Maria Guerra Lapacek and went over some of the issues contributing to the crisis confronting Chicago cab drivers.Specifically, the d...
Cab Drivers United passes the 1,000 membership mark in less than a month
Cab Drivers United-AFSCME Council 31 is building power – fast. More the 1,000 drivers have signed up in the past few weeks. The urgency is clear – drivers are losing ground.Only by coming together as a real union are we going to turn things around, and every week, hundr...
The Next Steps
Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31 is on the move and winning real improvements!As a result of our work, the City has agreed to the following reforms:Here are the proposed changes:
Victory At City Hall!
Less than six months after Chicago taxi drivers first came together with AFSCME to form our own organization, the City Council of Chicago passed a far-reaching reform package that will provide immediate economic relief to every Chicago cab driver.
Cab Drivers United - AFSCME to BACP: Take Action Now!
There’s a lot that needs fixing in Chicago’s cab industry – but there are some things BACP can do now. At the Thursday, July 31 BACP taxi town hall meeting we told Commissioner Maria Guerra Lapacek she has the authority to take actions now that would lower lease rates,...
Chicago’s Cab Drivers Get Hearing in Community
In just five months of organizing, more than 3,500 Chicago cab drivers signed up with Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31, coming together to change the system that denies them a decent living and the due process and respect they deserve.And now the Chicago community i...
2,000 AFSCME members rally with Chicago cab drivers
More than 2,000 AFSCME members rallied Wednesday in support Chicago cab drivers organizing as part of Cab Drivers United-AFSCME Council 31. Delegates massed at Thompson Center to show solidarity with the drivers who are fighting for fair regulations and a voice in their...
Chicago cab drivers face injustice, organize Cab Drivers United-AFSCME Council 31
For decades, Chicago’s cab drivers have been voiceless. Faced with an overhaul of the city’s taxi regulations in 2012 that introduced burdensome regulations, amounting to the average cab driver seeing $7,531 less income annually, drivers are coming together to build str...