Blueline taxi drivers reach deal with Coventry Connections
Capital taxi drivers not included in agreement
Blueline taxi drivers have reached an agreement with Coventry Connection over dispatching services after nearly two weeks of withholding fees.
More than 80 per cent of drivers voted to accept a "reduction in service fees, an increase in access to customers and an improvement in technology support" on Friday evening, according to a news release.
The agreement does not include Capital taxi drivers, who also began withholding fees for the dispatch service and for the use of private taxi stands across Ottawa on Aug. 1.
Meanwhile, airport taxi drivers continue to be locked out by their their dispatcher, Coventry Connections, for the fifth consecutive day.
Drivers refuse to accept an increase in fees caused by a change in their payment structure, which was negotiated between Coventry Connections and the Ottawa Airport Authority.
On Friday, a judge ordered airport taxi drivers to limit protests to 10 vehicles and 20 people, for a maximum of 18 hours per day with no electronic amplification, after the airport authority sought an injunction.