The Coalition of Immokalee Workers' Modern Day Slavery Museum came to Philadelphia earlier this month, as part of a nationwide tour to raise awareness about the recent cases of farmworker slavery that have surfaced in Florida and elsewhere. Shakoya Patterson, a member of Philadelphia Student Union, visited the museum and interviewed Oscar and Romeo, who are both farmworkers and members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW).

The taxi industry internationally is basically the same.  It is setup to avoid  labor laws and avoid unionism using  the big lie of being independent, free, with the ability to make as much as you want.  So I love those whom expose this industry for what it is.  Here is a special report from Austin Texas hot off the press.
http://www.texascbar.org/content/legal_library/pubs/downloads/TaxiDrivingAustinDriving2010.pdf

The Unified Taxi Workers Alliance organized a prayer vigil on Wednesday, July 7th to support the drivers and families who were victimized in a recent raid by the Philadelphia Parking Authority and Immigration Customs Enforcement Authorities. Students, fellow workers, and members of the faith community stood with taxi drivers against the injustice.
 

 
Recently, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board ruled that illegal unilateral changes made to employee working conditions by Temple prior to the strike on March 31 rendered such work stoppage a lockout. This decision effectively makes the nurses and allied professionals that went on a 28-day strike  in May, eligible for unemployment compensation costs, which come to around $550 per week per worker. “We are thrilled that our legal position has been vindicated by this decision,” said Bill Cruice, PASNAP’s Executive Director and attorney. “It is not surprising that the Unemployment Compensation Board has declared that the 4-week strike was actually a lockout by Temple; it is consistent with our message that Temple executives were reckless and irresponsible in their approach to our negotiations from day one.” The union estimates that Temple spent approximately $15 million during the strike on replacement workers’ wages, luxury hotel rooms, and airfare on temporary replacement employees from 42 states across the country, and will now owe an additional $1.5 million in unemployment compensation to PASNAP members.