Hundreds Of Taxi Drivers Rally Outside D.C. Taxicab Commission Meeting

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Hundreds of taxi drivers rallied outside the monthly meeting of the D.C. Taxicab Commission Wednesday to protest the unfair towing and ticketing of cabs and to demand a voice in the regulatory process. The drivers, members of the Teamster-affiliated Washington, D.C. Taxi Operators Association, also planned to speak out during the meeting against proposed regulations that would force hundreds of drivers off the streets by restricting older-model vehicles, but Commission Chairman Ron Linton abruptly adjourned the meeting after just an hour as the cab drivers loudly jeered him, reported CityPaper. photo courtesy Teamsters