The United Mine Workers attempted to unionize Taxi drivers in Orlando in May 1949. An article from the Orlando Post published Friday, May 20, 1949, calls for those on strike to stop the violence towards non-striking Taxi drivers, their managers and customers. It seems some folks were being struck by eggs and bricks.
Mentioned on the same page are the Orlando Post newspaper managers and editors: William H. Albright, Publisher; Don Morris, Editor; George Newhart, Advertising manager; Zelda Newhart, Society editor; Tommy McGovern, Sports Editor; Herb Mosher, Outdoor editor; Ada Hunt, Classified manager, and Ralph Moody, Digest editor.
The paper states: Published every Friday by the New Orlando Post, 514 West Central Avenue, Orlando, Florida.
United Mine Workers Union - Taxi Drivers
The United Mine Workers attempted to unionize Taxi drivers in Orlando in May 1949. This article from the Orlando Post calls strikers...
