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They're cynically acting as vultures, taking taxi business and eroding the leverage the taxi drivers get by striking. They know what they're doing. Hopefully it
by mcantelon 15y ago
They're cynically acting as vultures, taking taxi business and eroding the leverage the taxi drivers get by striking. They know what they're doing. Hopefully it backfires on them.
- chrischen 15y agoHow exactly is this discount eroding leverage?
- mcantelon 15y agoStrikes create leverage by withholding a service. A discount that put their service on par with taxis in effect provides replacement taxi service.
- chrischen 15y agoSo what the taxi companies no longer have a pressure to restore their service? It does not compute...
- mcantelon 15y ago"How exactly is this discount eroding leverage?" ... "the taxi companies no longer have a pressure to restore their service". The pressure to restore the service would also get directed towards those they're bargaining with. That's part of how strikes work.