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Ruach Graffis

 File — Carton: 17

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Contact:
San Francisco State University
J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco 94132-1722 USA
(415) 405-5571