Another Taxi Strike?

After last month's "crippling" strike and a rejection for a temporary block on GPS trackers by the Federal court, NYC might be in for another round from a few yellow cabs that want to lose business by striking. The Taxi Workers Alliance is on the losing end of a battle to have credit card machines and GPS trackers in their cabs.

Some cabs have already installed the machines despite the cries from the union. There are reports that some cabbies have had declined cards after the passenger jumps out but that can be fixed without throwing out the machines. You can't just swipe and run at businesses around the city, so why should that have to be an issue in the cabs.

Another argument, the argument really, is that this is all an invasion of privacy instituted by the city. Now to that I say tough. The cabs are working because of the city's issuance of their medallions. If such drivers want to buy an old towncar and become gypsy cabs, then by all means, go ahead. New Yorkers trust yellow cabs because they are (more or less) regulated by the city. The GPS units afford customers more accountability when riding in a cab and that is a good thing.