News From USW: Union Taxi Drivers Mobilize to Get Gov. Guinn to Veto Bill That Would Slash Drivers' Income; Steelworkers and ITPEU Alliance Fighting to Protect Wages.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Taxi drivers in Clark County Clark County is the name of twelve counties in the United States of America:
He was born in Garland, Arkansas and grew up in Exeter, California. to veto transportation bill (AB 505) because it has an amendment that would cut taxi drivers' pay by as much as 50 percent. The outrageous amendment was introduced late Sunday and was passed after midnight June 6 without debate or deliberation. It would outlaw the giving of gratuities to taxi drivers (but only taxi drivers), by any government license-holder. This includes restaurants, hotels, wedding chapels and clubs. It is common practice in Las Vegas for these establishments to reward drivers who bring customers to their door. "Tips are a significant portion of taxi drivers' income," said United Steelworkers United Steelworkers (USW) historic labour union representing workers in steel, aluminum, and other metallurgical industries for much of the 20th century. In the U.S. (USW USW Und So Weiter (German: and so on) USW Undersea Warfare USW United Steel Workers USW US Wheat Associates USW Ultrasonic Welding USW Ultra Short Wave USW US West Telecommunications (stock symbol) ) President Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. W. Gerard in Pittsburgh. "We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what sinister forces in the legislature moved to sneak this scurrilous amendment through during the sleepy hours of the session but we are going to do everything in our power to fight it." Late this afternoon, ITEPU President John Conley and USW District 12 Director Terry Bonds concurred with the statement. "The drivers are up in arms and fighting mad," said Ruth Jones, vice president of the ITPEU, which represents 2,000 drivers. "We are mobilizing our membership to call the governor's office to prevent this from becoming law." "We are not going to sleep until Gov. Guinn vetoes this attempt to gut our wages," said USW Local 711A President Hussein Abedelgill, who represents 2,500 drivers. "We are working night and day to stop this from becoming law and we are asking our fellow union members from around the Nevada to tell the governor to veto this Bill. "We are asking union members from around the country, many who frequently visit Las Vegas, to call Gov. Guinn, toll free at 866-340-9279, and tell him to veto the amendment to the transportation bill," Abedelgill concluded. The USW and the ITPEU are working in a Strategic Alliance to organize all Las Vegas drivers into a union. |
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