Unhappy with a contract forced on them by their union hierarchy, a group of Frias Transportation Management taxi drivers has started laying the groundwork for a wildcat strike that could start this week during the NCAA Tournament, one of the year’s top tourist draws.
As a tourist several times over the years, Mark Kopec had never received that special Las Vegas welcome of a taxi driver long hauling him from the airport to the Strip. But after arriving for a professional conference last June 28, he noticed something different about the route leaving McCarran International Airport.
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A day after a mediation session went nowhere, both sides in the taxi drivers strike ratcheted up the pressure amid indications that another cab company also faces labor difficulties. Yellow Checker Star Transportation’s chief operating officer said the company, with the second-largest fleet in Las Vegas, would take a couple of days to identify drivers who walked out and replace them.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority on Tuesday voted to go forward with a test of the RideIntegrity system designed to let taxi regulators track cab movements in real time as well as create an in-depth database.
The high command of the union representing drivers at Las Vegas’ second-largest cab company has consented to a strike in the face of growing driver impatience.
The Nevada Taxicab Authority turned down a requests on Tuesday for extra operating permits for three major events in March and April as several dozen drivers turned out for their most vocal protest in months.
AirBridge Tours, which acquired the Gray Line license for Las Vegas in July, has signed a sublease with Bell Trans in order to diversify from large bus tours of Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon and other destinations to local transportation.
