Misc. Legal
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials about the status of employees as contract workers or regular employees; issues of workplace safety; gate control (a fee the taxicab driver pays their parent company each shift); records from city hearings about the public convenience and necessity of cabs; applications and records related to permits and medallions; arbitration and other legal documents. The collection also includes one carton of materials created by Ruach Graffis, a long-time San Francisco cab driver and labor organizer, who wrote and taught on the subject "The Zen of Cab Driving." There are two cartons of VHS tapes, audio cassettes, and floppy disks from the offices of SFTWA.
Dates
- 1978-2006
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 23.75 Linear Feet (19 cartons)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571
larc@sfsu.edu