Cab Drivers Call Out Police Over Unfair Enforcement
Cab Drivers United members in March met with Chicago Police Department representatives to complain about policing practices that cost drivers thousands of dollars in fines, put their licenses at risk and create hostility and distrust between drivers and law enforcement....
Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31 Members Deliver Thousands of Petition Signatures
After the City of Chicago passed an ordinance establishing a separate and unequal system for so-called “rideshare” services like UberX and Lyft, Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31 (CDU) members are making their voices heard.
Cab Drivers United Members Among Thousands ‘Fighting for 15’
Chicago taxicab drivers were among thousands of underpaid workers marching through the streets here April 15 making the case for raising the minimum wage to $15 – in Chicago and in 230 cities across the country. As members of Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31 took th...
Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Renews Call for City to Take Proactive Steps to Prevent Violence Against Cab Drivers
Following a two-week period in which two Chicago cab drivers were robbed at knifepoint by a passenger, Cab Drivers United/AFSCME Council 31 is renewing its call for further reforms to protect Chicago’s 12,000 cab drivers.“After the brutal murders of our fellow drivers C...