http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/ SF Appeal: San Francisco's Online Newspaper Sun, 06 May 2018 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.24 http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-13235 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:56:53 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-13235 Really? I thought the Taxi strike was last Saturday evening, when I could not get a cab to save my life.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-16829 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:56:53 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-16829 Really? I thought the Taxi strike was last Saturday evening, when I could not get a cab to save my life.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-13234 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:23:28 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-13234 DeSoto Cab Co. doesn’t anticipate any disruption in service. There is different frustrations among different driver groups and we understand the pressure of taxi driving in the City, however we did not experience any disruptions during the last protest and we don’t anticipate any on August 2nd.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-16828 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:23:28 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-16828 DeSoto Cab Co. doesn’t anticipate any disruption in service. There is different frustrations among different driver groups and we understand the pressure of taxi driving in the City, however we did not experience any disruptions during the last protest and we don’t anticipate any on August 2nd.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-13233 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:43:44 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-13233 I hope Dennis Herrera carries through on his promise to take legal action against drivers who carry out an illegal strike. Unemployment is pretty high; there are a lot of people who would die for a job with the pay and bennies they are turning their nose up at. Also, the City should issue about 1,000 new taxi medallions.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-16827 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:43:44 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-16827 I hope Dennis Herrera carries through on his promise to take legal action against drivers who carry out an illegal strike. Unemployment is pretty high; there are a lot of people who would die for a job with the pay and bennies they are turning their nose up at. Also, the City should issue about 1,000 new taxi medallions.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-13232 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:20:53 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-13232 Thanks for the heads up. Now I’m stuck at home for the day since I’m disabled and can’t use Muni nor Paratransit taxi service. I’m making a note on my calendar seven days in advance on July 27 to call Paratransit and hope there is room on the van. Shout out to the other disabled folks: remember to make your reservation!

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-16826 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:20:53 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-16826 Thanks for the heads up. Now I’m stuck at home for the day since I’m disabled and can’t use Muni nor Paratransit taxi service. I’m making a note on my calendar seven days in advance on July 27 to call Paratransit and hope there is room on the van. Shout out to the other disabled folks: remember to make your reservation!

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-13231 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:03:29 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-13231 Aaron! You’re a good writer and reporter, but I know you can do better than this. I know that you are talented enough writer to know that you need to present *both* sides of a story. Why no response or reaction from SFMTA? Why no reaction from cab/MUNI riders? Why no reaction from city hall? I’m sorry, but this article really should never have been published. This is one side of a very complex story. Yes, the union folks have their grievances, but then again, so do the people who depend on this transportation system. We need this service to get to the jobs that we’ve been tenuously hanging onto. To be honest, the idea of these people going on strike while I’m lucky enough to even have a job! I hope that SFMTA puts together a list of qualified transit operators together, so that if MUNI drivers strike, they can fire the schmucks and replace them the following day at wages that won’t bankrupt the city. Anyway, let’s try a little more journalism and little less reporting one side of a story.

]]> http://sfappeal.com/2011/07/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike/#comment-16825 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:03:29 +0000 http://example.org/muni-operators-and-cab-drivers-planning-coordinated-24-hour-strike#comment-16825 Aaron! You’re a good writer and reporter, but I know you can do better than this. I know that you are talented enough writer to know that you need to present *both* sides of a story. Why no response or reaction from SFMTA? Why no reaction from cab/MUNI riders? Why no reaction from city hall? I’m sorry, but this article really should never have been published. This is one side of a very complex story. Yes, the union folks have their grievances, but then again, so do the people who depend on this transportation system. We need this service to get to the jobs that we’ve been tenuously hanging onto. To be honest, the idea of these people going on strike while I’m lucky enough to even have a job! I hope that SFMTA puts together a list of qualified transit operators together, so that if MUNI drivers strike, they can fire the schmucks and replace them the following day at wages that won’t bankrupt the city. Anyway, let’s try a little more journalism and little less reporting one side of a story.

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