Relationship with cab companies could change with new union

[Sherman A1]

San Francisco taxi drivers’ newly organized union joins a national alliance that is the first independent-contractor affiliate of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

AFL-CIO members have traditionally come from employer-employee arrangements, seeking better wages, hours and conditions. This fight has different goals: the survival of an industry under siege.

The San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance was voted into formation by local cabdrivers Wednesday as a way to seek a greater political and legal leverage against Uber, Lyft and similar app-based ride services. Cab companies in The City that talked with The San Francisco Examiner following the union vote said they didn’t feel pitted against drivers in the labor effort — at least not yet.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/relationship-with-cab-companies-could-change-with-new-union/Content?oid=2877654

[CatholicEdHead]

1. Intresting new concept

Independent Contractor affiliate. It has broad implications, expect moves to cut down on it by the GOP by anti-labor forces soon.