Las Vegas Sun NewsTaxi company shuts down talks, strike possible
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31 January 2013
12:23 p.m.
Representatives of the Yellow-Checker-Star taxi group won’t return to contract negotiations, saying a contract rejected by 70 percent of the drivers’ union membership on Monday is their best and final offer. The YCS reply announced today sets the stage for a potential strike against Las Vegas’ second-largest taxi group on the eve of one of the city’s busiest times — Super Bowl weekend. The current extended contract ends at midnight tonight. More than 1,100 drivers represented by the Industrial Technical Professional Employees union overwhelmingly rejected YCS’ most recent contract offer in a vote conducted Sunday and Monday. The union notified ...
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if they dont strike on fri or sat there will be no impact nothing going on after this weekend until march madness
Trust me. there are so many extra taxis on the road here in Vegas you will never notice the strike and the drivers will actuall make some good money. Let em strike.
Extend the monorail to the airport and eliminate 75% of cabs in Vegas. Then instill reasonable cab rates here.
"Starting drivers usually work 12-hour shifts five or six days a week and must be with the company 18 months to be eligible to work only four days a week. The new contract reduces that time to 12 months."
This is incorrect.
Last sentence should be:
"The new contract extends that time to 6 years."
That means that driver has to work minimum 60 hours per week for 6 years without any extra pay for overtime to be eligible to 48 hour work week.
Beside, starting drivers (extra boards) have to work 6 days per week (72 hours week) until they get the shift. Then they start working "only" 5 (12-hour) days per week.