After Taxi Driver Deaths, Union Pushes Mamdani for Health Fund
Following the deaths of several taxi drivers, a union is advocating for Zohran Mamdani to support a health fund providing medical and disability benefits.
Several New York City cabbies were recently found dead in their cars. A taxi union is seeking to revive a fund that would provide medical screenings, disability insurance and other benefits.
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