Friday, February 17, 2017

Italy's Taxi Drivers, Stage Wildcat Strike Over Pro-Uber Bill


Rome airports practically without taxis as drivers protest parliament vote.



Italy's taxi drivers are striking ahead of a senate vote on a raft of measures which they say could favour multinational app-based car transport companies such as Uber.


The spontaneous strike is causing major problems for commuters in the capital, particularly at the city’s Fiumicino and Ciampino airports which are currently being served by just a handful of official white cabs strike breakers.



Roman taxi drivers are staging a sit-in near Rome’s senate building, Palazzo Madama, while their counterparts in Milan and Turin are engaged in similar protests.



The Italian senate is voting on a maxi-amendment to the so-called Milleproroghe decree which traditionally follows the passage of the annual budget.



2 comments:

Mark said...

Go Italian taxi drivers, we applaud you, from London.
Fight never give up. Uber are parisites

Anonymous said...

Shame all the trade can't follow suit