They also have crazy union rules where a cab is only allowed to pick up in the (tiny) area it's chartered in. So if you catch a cab from Cambridge to Boston (ac

They also have crazy union rules where a cab is only allowed to pick up in the (tiny) area it's chartered in. So if you catch a cab from Cambridge to Boston (across the river) the now empty Cambridge cab is not allowed to pick up anyone in Boston but is supposed to drive back to Cambridge empty to find a new fare. Same goes for Somerville, etc. Rules like this further reduce the availability of cabs and make getting around unpredictable and super frustrating.