The New York Observer's Politicker sums up my thinking on the possible NYC cabbie walk-out thusly:
Nancy Scola thinks cab drivers may not want to strike if they're given a cut of the advertising revenue generated from the GPS devices the city wants to install in their cars.
Eh, not exactly. I'm more just curious as to why the question of ad money hasn't become a part of the debate. And I'd merely suggest that ultimate control over those dollars points to the contested and confusing nature of the labor relationship between hacks and the city (and the Taxi & Limousine Commission and fleet-owners, for that matter). But I'm certainly happy for the attention from the good folks at the Observer...
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