Workers Unite Film Festival 2025

Taken For A Ride: How San Francisco Backstabbed A Generation of Cab Drivers

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San Francisco’s Taxi Medallion Sales Program promised cab drivers a path to financial stability but, instead, it became a financial trap. As City Hall embraced the rise of Uber and Lyft, taxi medallion owners - who had paid $250,000 for the right to operate - found themselves drowning in debt with no way out. Through the stories of three cab drivers, this documentary explores the human cost of a policy failure that left a once-prized permit worthless and an industry in crisis.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Peter Thomas Ruocco
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