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Some questions for George and some important new news:Count on this happening!

George,

Are you still publishing? Where do you distribute? Why haven't you posted for the last few months? Did the camera in Clermont's cab catch a photo of the off duty cop? What happened to YOUR petition for a fare increase? Sure you had many signatures, but it was George and Ted that spearheaded the effort. Most of the drivers that signed were told to sign by Ted and were only given a two second explanation of why it was a good idea. Where is your report of the outcome? We are at least owed an update.

Now for some real news: Todays 'trib has an article on the first page of the business section about the "McPier" authority. They are in the red. McPier's leaders have squandered all of our hard earned money. Count on a raise in the amount of a airport tax stamp and also for a raise of the ground tax paid by medallion owners. Medallion owners are in turn allowed to recoup this tax by charging US! I WOULD SUSPECT THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. COUNT ON A $3.00 TAX STAMP AND A ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF A DOLLAR OR TWO PER SHIFT.

Now some questions for all: Isn't this the same fund Daley told us would cover the costs of putting the Olympic games in place in Chicago? Didn't he vow to turn a profit on the games and repay the fund? Weren't we told there was a large surplus in the McPIER (Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority) coffers? WHY DOES MCPIER NOW CLAIM TO BE BROKE?

THIS IS THE KIND OF STORY YOU SHOULD BE COVERING GEORGE. NO OFFENSE, BUT THIS IS REAL TAXI NEWS, UNLIKE THE 2007? COVER STORY ABOUT SOME GUY THAT LIVES IN LYONS, IL. HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE VILLAGE ABOUT PARKING HIS CAB. THIS CHARGE IS FOR 100 PERCENT OF TAXI DRIVERS NOT .001 PERCENT OF CHICAGO DRIVERS.

I challenge you to investigate. There is enough material for someone that really wants to expose the abuses we face. Unfortunately the only one exposing himself is an activist for a group other than The Dispatcher. If he only had a decent look.......

Re: Can Anita Alvarez Keep Her Promise?

All, politicians are crooks and liars. You can add City Hall and Anita Alvarez name to that list as well. She doesn't care about helping anyone in Illinois. She just cared about dumb people voting for her and giving her to power to do what she wants to do. She doesn't care about no one in Illinois. Except herself and about her crooked politicians friends. It sounds like the meaning of investigation to them crooks and that liar Alvarez means she doesn't care and is sticking up for that crooked cop. Who wanted to kill this honest and hard working cabdriver who was just doing his job by helping a drunk person get home safe. Then, gets almost killed by that drunk off duty Chicago police cop. There is no justice left in this world my friend.

Re: Can Anita Alvarez Keep Her Promise?

Tony


There is no justice left in this world my friend.


Sure there is, the COURT. There is ONE attorney I know who will fight for the driver's rights in court free of charge (except the filling fee).

I guess that Mr. Know It All could handle it better in the air alone.

The Anita Alvarez commercial Mr. Lutfallah wrote about:

Re: The Anita Alvarez commercial Mr. Lutfallah wrote about:

This commercial is a joke~! Thank you for posting it!!!

Re: STOP CRYING HERE AND GO TO HER OFFICE & PROTEST

We should stop acting stupid by saying about behind her back and instead go to her office and protest her unfair treatment of cabbies.

only than we will see results.

why you are all stupid?

Re: STOP CRYING HERE AND GO TO HER OFFICE & PROTEST

Why should a waste day of work? When she should know how to do her job right and help the people of Illinois

Re: STOP CRYING HERE AND GO TO HER OFFICE & PROTEST

cab drivers unorganized, uninformed and don't know how to get things done.

Anita can't read cab driver's mind, so therefore the only way to make her feel the anger of cab drivers is go to her office with groups with banners and protest for few hours.

only than she will know what we want!


pls wise up!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: STOP CRYING HERE AND GO TO HER OFFICE & PROTEST

Karl complained to the state and city about his problem with that off duty cop. Why hasn't she read the paperwork and done nothing about it?

We need to take over the whole city?

Us Cabbies should take over the whole City. Get rid of limos, CTA, and let no one drive there private car in downtown Chicago or on the northside no more. That would be dream for us cabbies.

Cab drivers meeting with ANITA ALVARZ complete failure!!!!!!!!!!!

The so called meeting is a complete failure, only a show and not a single important issue was discussed by Alverez or the cabbies who were present at the meeting.


You guys ignored about the huge numbers of cabs in city and increasing more and more that there is always cabbies doing road rage, cutting off others and even fight to get the first 5$ fares. there are 20 cabs in the city for 1 passenger.

So No1 issue was what to do to reduce the number of cabs that you guys ignored at the meeting.


You also ignored about this credit card rip off fee and cards declining %60 of the time and we losing the entire fare money.

You ignored about the idea of putting an end to chauffers class at harold washington, they are producing too many untrained, unprofessional, dirty smelly cabbies on road who are giving bad names to professional cabbies like me and many others.

I wish I could come and wake you fellow cabbies up but I had to go out of the country.

I don't understand why you cabbies don't understand those most important issues ! U think and talked about nonsense thing like cab stands and mroe cab stands.

next time, 1, complain about too many cabs which means continue to live on $40 a day working 12 hours
and 2nd, tell her its not that u hate cards, u hate about he rip off fee and cards getting declines at company casheirs most of the time and u want the money of cards go directly to your bank account instead of having to go to cab companies.