SASKATOON, Oct. 25, 2017 /CNW/ - The United Steelworkers (USW) commitment to providing a strong voice for taxi workers has taken a significant step forward today with the creation of the District 3 Taxi Workers Council, which will represent taxi drivers and dispatchers across Western Canada.
The Council brings together representatives from USW local unions to work together on the specific issues faced by taxi drivers and dispatchers, to provide leadership that will ensure that USW taxi workers are at the forefront of building a safe and fair taxi industry.
The Chair of the newly created District 3 Taxi Workers Council says taxi drivers are standing together to fight for their rights as workers.
"The establishment of the District 3 Taxi Workers Council demonstrates the USW's commitment to ensuring that every taxi driver in every province is treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve as workers," says Malik Umar Drab of USW Local 2014 in Saskatoon.
Over two days of meetings, USW members employed in the taxi industry strategized about how to bring forward solutions to the many issues faced by taxi drivers and dispatchers; and how to grow their membership and ensure that more taxi workers benefit from the strength and voice that comes with belonging to the Steelworkers.
"As Canada's most diverse union, we are proud of our record of fighting for workers in many different industries and sectors of the economy. I'm proud that we are building on our work representing taxi drivers and dispatchers by creating the District 3 Taxi Workers Council," says USW District 3 Director Stephen Hunt.
"Together, we will make progress for taxi workers and ensure they have a seat at the table."
From a growing number of incidents of workplace violence, to challenging working conditions and issues like Uber, Lyft and others, taxi workers face many daunting matters. The District 3 Taxi Workers Council will provide the forum and leadership to address these issues and pursue respect, fairness and dignity.
SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)
For further information: Steve Hunt, USW Director, 604-816-2554; Brad West, USW Communications, 604-313-9185, bwest@usw.ca
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The USW is the largest private sector union in both Canada and North America with more than 225,000 members in Canada and more than 800,000 members continent-wide. The USW is Canada's most diverse union, representing men and women working in every sector of the economy.
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