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Taxicab Regulation
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Taxi!
Why the cabdriver is the real victim of the false promises of Uber and the gig economy. 2007 Noteworthy Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Princeton University Industrial Relations Section Hailed in its first edition as a classic study of New York City's history and people, Graham Russell Gao Hodges's Taxi! is a remarkable evocation of the forgotten history of the taxi driver. This deftly woven narrative captures the spirit of New York City cabdrivers and their hardscrabble struggle to capture a piece of the American dream. From labor unrest and racial strife to ruthless competition and political machinations, Hodges recounts this history through contemporary news accounts, Ho...
Inside Coloured Cabs
Work, race, health and health behaviours are interrelated in complex ways. However, little is known about how these interactions relate to specific occupations or racial/ethnic groups. Ethnographic interviews with 10 visible minority taxicab drivers in Toronto are used to explore the relationship between race, the social and organizational characteristics of work and their impact on drivers' health and health behaviours. It is shown that race and class intersect to influence the entry of these drivers into the taxi business and locates them at the nadir of the social hierarchy of the industry. The social relations of employment, the organizational culture of work and job conditions influence drivers' perceptions of risks and consequently their health behaviours. Drivers understand health as a resource and therefore engage in informal strategies that result in health protection. These strategies reveal a different conceptualization of health behaviour than typically found in the literature and suggest new directions for further research into other occupational settings sharing similar work characteristics.
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Button on Taxis: Licensing Law and Practice
The fourth edition of Button on Taxis completely updates the text to take account of changes to legislation, case law and Guidance since the publication of the third edition. These include important Senior Court decisions relating to adoption of legislation, local authority decision-making processes, licence fees, Hackney carriage ranks, suitability of drivers and action against licensed vehicles. The legislative changes include extensions to the duration of certain licences and the ability for private hire operators to subcontract across local authority boundaries. In addition, the impact of booking systems such as Uber is considered together with the Law Commission's proposals for reform of Hackney carriage and private hire legislation. This new edition will provide a timely update to what is acknowledged as an essential handbook for the taxi licensing practitioner.
