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A number of Capital Taxi drivers gathered and parked their cars in front of company headquarters Thursday to protest that the company has stopped dispatching 76 to 80 cars whose drivers are withholding fees for dispatch services during a contract dispute.
Many cabs displayed red flags with the emblem of their union, Unifor.
But Capital says service to passengers will continue, as more than 200 cars are still being dispatched, and the suspended cars are still working at taxi stands and picking up passengers who flag them on the street.
Capital co-owner Marc-André Way said that withholding fees for dispatching is the same tactic that Blue Line drivers used in a recent contract dispute with their company. Blue Line and its drivers announced a settlement August 15.
Way is also chief operating officer of Coventry Connections, the company that owns Blue Line and Airport Taxi and provides dispatching and financial services for Capital.
He says Capital has asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to order a vote by drivers on the company’s final offer. Ontario labour law allows management to demand a vote once on what it terms a final offer. Way said he expects the vote around the middle of next week.
Capital has 306 taxis and 420 drivers. Some drivers share a car in shifts.
It’s the latest development in the city’s ongoing taxi disputes. Coventry Connections and taxi union reps met the mayor at city hall on Wednesday and agreed to return to the bargaining table.
The city also announced Wednesday that an auditor will conduct a review of taxi and limousine bylaws.
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Many cabs displayed red flags with the emblem of their union, Unifor.
But Capital says service to passengers will continue, as more than 200 cars are still being dispatched, and the suspended cars are still working at taxi stands and picking up passengers who flag them on the street.
Capital co-owner Marc-André Way said that withholding fees for dispatching is the same tactic that Blue Line drivers used in a recent contract dispute with their company. Blue Line and its drivers announced a settlement August 15.
Way is also chief operating officer of Coventry Connections, the company that owns Blue Line and Airport Taxi and provides dispatching and financial services for Capital.
He says Capital has asked the Ontario Labour Relations Board to order a vote by drivers on the company’s final offer. Ontario labour law allows management to demand a vote once on what it terms a final offer. Way said he expects the vote around the middle of next week.
Capital has 306 taxis and 420 drivers. Some drivers share a car in shifts.
It’s the latest development in the city’s ongoing taxi disputes. Coventry Connections and taxi union reps met the mayor at city hall on Wednesday and agreed to return to the bargaining table.
The city also announced Wednesday that an auditor will conduct a review of taxi and limousine bylaws.
tspears@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
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