Cab fair: taxi driving and South Asian labor activism in New York City, 1985-1999.

The labor strike of 13 May 1998 was an historic event for the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA). Under the leadership of Bhairavi Desai, 98% of New York City’s 24,000 yellow cab drivers refused to work. The strike disrupted the flow of city life, but it also shattered the belief that taxi drive...

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Published in:	Labor History Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 676 - 692
Main Author:	Khan, Rohma A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2018
Subjects:	Class consciousness Gender differences (Sociology) Central labor councils Labor unions Labor movement United States emigration & immigration United States
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