LEGAL STRIKE.
15,000 New York Taxis Now Idle. MAYOR SIDES WITH DRIVERS. (Received February 3, 2.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, Februarj r 2. Taking advantage of heavy overnight snow, which made walking difficult, from eight to fifteen thousand taxi-cab drivers halted the service in a surprise strike early this morning, seriously disrupting the city’s transportation system. The unions demand that the accrued proceeds of the city tax of five cents on each fare, which later was declared unconstitutional, should go to the drivers instead of the companies. The Mayor (Mr La Guardia) declared the strike legal and halted the issuance of new drivers’ licenses to prevent the owners importing gangsters and other undesirables. He offered to arbitrate the differences. There was considerable violence, as the unionists picketed the railway terminals and steamship piers, and there were scuffles with independent drivers who were accepting passengers.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20221, 3 February 1934, Page 15
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143LEGAL STRIKE. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20221, 3 February 1934, Page 15
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