Labor & Economic News Blog


Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Atlanta Airport strike reflects cabbies' anger

Airport strike reflects cabbies' anger
Cabbies at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport went on a five-hour wildcat strike Monday that ended when airport officials agreed to consider a list of their grievances. "There's only so much you can do to people. We can't take it anymore," said D.O. Nwajei of the Atlanta Taxi Cab Association Inc., whose membership tops 1,500. "We've been pushed to the wall." The cabbies said they were frustrated with working conditions and what some labeled police harassment.

 



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