Letter from Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Letter from an attorney at AALDEF thanking Roop Persaud for their testimony at a hearing held by NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment about the Asian American community.
Yellow Cab Strike Today
Photograph believed to be from the May 19th, 1998 Strike outside of City Hall.
Justice Respect Dignity Banner
Photograph from the Lease Drivers Coalition's first ever action in August 1997. Lease Drivers Coalition members formed a motorcade from 14th Street to City Hall. The banner reads "Justice. Respect. Dignity." In 1998, the word "Rights" was added to the slogan and it became what it is today, "Justice. Rights. Respect. Dignity."
Stop GPS Strike
Photograph from a strike in 2007 against the GPS systems tracking drivers.
"Support Our Fight" Sign
Photograph from the Lease Drivers Coalition's first ever action in August 1997. Lease Drivers Coalition members formed a motorcade from 14th Street to City Hall in protest of Mayor Giuliani's actions against taxi drivers. An estimated 2,000 cabs participated in the action.
Lease Driver Coalition Letter
Letter announcing the formation of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance from the Lease Driver Coalition.