PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Raul Rivera, TLC Driver and Advocate
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Raul Rivera, a TLC driver and advocate, testified against Intro 1050 and in favor of Intro 193, while emphasizing the importance of recognizing TLC drivers as small business owners rather than gig workers. He raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest in bill support and issues with the implementation of sticker requirements.
- Opposed Intro 1050, questioning if supporters are receiving money from Uber
- Supported Intro 193 but warned about potential misuse in the distribution of required stickers
- Requested a meeting with the committee chair, emphasizing the importance of communication even if the response is negative
Raul Rivera
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Raul Rivera.
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I'm a TLC driver and a TLC driver advocate.
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We wanna share this testimony with, commissioner David Dogue.
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I had a meeting with him in 2022.
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We wanna remind him that the TLC driver is not a gig worker.
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It's disrespectful disrespectful to call him a gig worker.
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He is not a gig worker.
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We are small business owners.
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Also, intro ten fifty, I'm against it.
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We wanna know who's who's supporting this bill.
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Is anybody anybody that's supporting this bill, are they receiving money from Uber?
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We see that IDG is supporting, ten fifty, and they're funded by Uber.
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So we say no to ten fifty.
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We have to be careful who is, pushing this bill.
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When it comes to intro one ninety three, in intro one ninety three, I am for it, but you have to be careful that the stickers are not being sold.
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That's what happens.
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With these stickers, they're supposed to be free, are being sold, and many of the garages and fleet companies, they they have people there that are that are not trustworthy, and they're selling these stickers.
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It's happened to me in the past.
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And, we asked, we also wanna, make a a note that we reached out to your office, chair, for a meeting.
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I don't know if you wanna meet with us.
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If you don't wanna meet with us, we we appreciate a response even if it's a no Did
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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