To: Maryland Public Services Commission
Public Safety Before Profits for Uber and Lyft
Our names are Peter and Estifanos and we are leaders from the Montgomery County Professional Driver Union and Prince George's County Taxi Work Alliance, NTWA, AFL-CIO. We are cab drivers and we get fingerprinted because drivers serve the public. There are more than 10,000 licensed professional drivers in Maryland and all of us are required to get fingerprints under state regulations.
Uber and Lyft are not fingerprinting their drivers and the public is at risk. Sadly, there have been several criminal incidents involving people who drive for Uber, including a recent kidnapping and sexual assault (links below.)
Right now, the Maryland Public Services Commission is considering giving Uber and Lyft a waiver on legally required background checks.
Please join me in telling them that we shouldn’t take chances when it comes to passenger safety. A level playing field keeps us all safe.
~Peter and Estifanos
Uber and Lyft are not fingerprinting their drivers and the public is at risk. Sadly, there have been several criminal incidents involving people who drive for Uber, including a recent kidnapping and sexual assault (links below.)
Right now, the Maryland Public Services Commission is considering giving Uber and Lyft a waiver on legally required background checks.
Please join me in telling them that we shouldn’t take chances when it comes to passenger safety. A level playing field keeps us all safe.
~Peter and Estifanos
Why is this important?
We want a level-playing field for drivers without compromising public safety. We believe that finger-printing is not a burden and keeps the public safe and confident in the industry which is also good for working drivers.
Read about the sexual assault cases: http://wpo.st/0LjE2 and http://bit.ly/2fGtAI3
Read related article on Uber background check: http://bit.ly/22qGg7L
Read about the sexual assault cases: http://wpo.st/0LjE2 and http://bit.ly/2fGtAI3
Read related article on Uber background check: http://bit.ly/22qGg7L