New York City Taxi Drivers Union, Local 3036

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The New York City Taxi Drivers' Union, Local 3036 was formed on July 1, 1966 and elected Harry Van Arsdale, Jr., as their first President. At its peak, Local 3036 had almost 35,000 members. Local 3036 was active until the late 1980s, when it dissolved and merged with SEIU Local 74.

Van Arsdale also directed the establishment of the Union's predecessor, the Taxi Driver's Organizing Committee (TDOC). In the year leading up to the Local 3036's formation, the TDOC won elections conducted by the National Labor Relations in 82 garages throughout the city and came to represent nearly 18,000 taxi drivers and other workers within the fleet garages.
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referencedIn Guide to Sam Reiss 1975 Retrospective Exhibit, 1948-1975 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Guide to the New York City Taxi Drivers' Union, Local 3036 Audio Recordings Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Taxi Rank and File Coalition Records, Bulk, 1971-1987, 1956-1993 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Taxi Drivers Rank and File Coalition. Oral histories [sound recording], 1976-1977. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Guide to the Sam Reiss Photographs, circa 1930-1975 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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Place Name Admin Code Country
New York City NY US
Subject
Labor union locals
Labor union meetings
Labor Union Organization
Labor union rules
New York City
Taxi industry
Occupation
Activity
Labor organizers
Taxicab drivers

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Establishment 1966-06-01

English

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