🛑 NYTWA Sues To Block 2,500 Restricted SHL TLC Plates

Taxi union sues to block (re)issuance of 2,500 SHL Permits that were part of newly approved TLC Pilot program. NYTWA believes adding more TLC-licensed vehicles will further dilute driver earnings

In a significant legal 👩‍⚖️ escalation, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), one of the City’s largest driver advocacy groups, sued to blocked the issuance of up to 2,500 “restricted” FHV Licenses (a/k/a TLC Plates).

Although today’s legal action called for an immediate halt to the SHL Pilot, the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (NYC TLC) seemed …