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A FEW REASONS TO JOIN THE GMB PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS SECTION:

STRONG REPRESENATATION WITH EXPERT LEGAL ADVICE...

ARE YOU FED UP WITH YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL TAKING NO NOTICE OF
YOU! IF SO THE GMB PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS SECTION WHICH IS
AN ASSERTIVE REPRESENATIVE ORGANISATION CAN HELP YOU WITH
ALL ISSUES RELATING TO YOUR INDUSTRY

FIGHTING DELIMATATION...

The GMB Professional Drivers Section are OPPOSED TO MARKET
FORCES IN THE TAXI & PRIVATE HIRE INDUSTRY;

The GMB Professional Drivers section has successfully supported
membership to persuade councils to conduct un-met demand
surveys to evaluate the local industry, the first step to
limiting the number of Hackney Carriages.

MEMBERSHIP BENIFITS TO SAVE YOU MONEY...

The GMB Professional Drivers section has a range of benefits for its members including Sickness & Accident Benefit Scheme, Drivers Benevolent Fund helping with traffic offences, Replacement Vehicle Scheme for none fault accidents (Free Years Membership for members using Cab Aid) Special Scheme with The Taxi Centre (Free
Years Membership for members purchasing a car from The Taxi Centre) 24 Hour legal helpline for members and the legal back up you would expect from a trade union.

HAVE A BIG INFLUENCE ON YOUR COUNCIL’S DECISIONS
EFFECTING YOUR INDUSTRY

GMB members benefit from having the support from the
third largest trade union in the country that are used
to dealing with councils and politicians; The GMB
Professional Drivers Section have the experience to
negotiate at meetings with Councillors or Committee’s
on members behalf, The GMB Professional Drivers Section
also have an extensive knowledge of Taxi & Private Hire
legislation and access to case law legislation to assist
its membership.

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!

Well I joined the GMB about a year ago and am glad to have membership as it gives me peace of mind.
Winchester City Council licensing seem to have a couldn't care less attitude towards the city trade....
Delimitation rules here and the council knows that the trade is suffering!!
We now have 126 Hackney licensed vehicles being a mixed fleet of saloons and wav's and 200 private hire!!
They won't do survey to see if there is any unmet demand and the drivers can't afford it under the economic climate, so we have a catch 22 scenario....
As far as I know I am the only one who is registered with the GMB.
I tied in vain to get other drivers to join the GMB, printing off flyers (off my own back)to get drivers interested to try forming some proper association as the one we have is disfunctional.
We even organised a meeting locally to get drivers to join but with no success....
I was wondering if a GMB rep would like to come to Winchester at some time to talk to drivers on the ranks to see if they could muster up some type of interest? It's small city and the ranks are only a 1/4 of a mile apart at the most. There are three in main use, the Broadway, Behind Sainsbury's and the railway station.....
The drivers are their own worst enemies and are moaning about dwindling takings,depressed about the future of the trade yet feel powerless to do anything about it
Would anyone like to help?

Regards Tony

Towag,

Have sent you pm, send me your contact number via pm.

Regards
BB

Towag I remember coming down to Winchester some time ago and was amazed at the apathy.

Can you check your membership Card suspect you might be a member in London Region. So if that is the case I will arrange your transfer to Southern region where Mick will be your man.


Remember do nothing go nowhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Terry Flanagan

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