Taxi drivers weren't treated fairly[1]. They were just abused by others instead of by Big Tech, so nobody cared. The appearance of Uber has actually allowed som

Taxi drivers weren't treated fairly[1]. They were just abused by others instead of by Big Tech, so nobody cared. The appearance of Uber has actually allowed some progress in their labour rights[2]. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/nyregion/driving-a-taxi-difficult-in-best-of-times-gets-tougher.html https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/nyregion/driving-a-taxi-d... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/29/labor-boards-shift-in-legal-interpretation-could-allow-thousands-of-taxi-drivers-to-unionize/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/29/labor...