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Support the Locked Out Taxi Drivers


September 18, 2015


The Workers Action Group of Solidarity Against Austerity wants to express our solidarity and support for the hundreds of local taxi drivers who have been recently locked out by their employer. We have had enough of the attacks and smears against these hard-working drivers locked out of their jobs, and we are calling on all taxi users and driver supporters across the city to join us.

The employer responsible for the two ongoing taxi lockouts -- Coventry Connections -- is the near-monopoly private company that, with City of Ottawa authorization, dominates our local taxi industry. Coventry locked out the Airport taxi drivers on August 11 following a breakdown in contract negotiations, and they followed this with a second lockout of Capital drivers on August 25. (Blue Line and Capital are both owned by Coventry) The City must now intervene actively in these disputes, and insist that the employers, including both Coventry and the Airport Authority (whose board includes two City nominees), revise their outrageous fee and other demands and settle fair new contracts.

Co-sponsors: Workers Action Group, Ottawa and District Labour Council

Time: 12:00 noon
Venue: Ottawa City Hall
Location: Lisgar Street entrance Ottawa, ON
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions

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