Santa Cruz Taxi Union calls on plenary session to oppose 2024 work schedule

The taxi industry providing services in the capital of Tenerife is eagerly awaiting the decision that the plenary session of the Santa Cruz City Council will make on Friday, when they convene to discuss the 2024 work schedule. The Taxi Union raised concerns yesterday that “the allocation of free shifts is being done illegally, as confirmed by the judiciary, and now it is up to the politicians to determine whether the city will continue to face taxi shortages throughout the week or if a solution will be provided to the mobility issue by finally scrapping this schedule that restricts our work on specific days, with 80 percent of the fleet required to operate from Monday to Friday and 50 percent on weekends.”
According to the subsector, “even though there is a reinforcement of work on Fridays from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. when all taxis are allowed to operate, and on Saturdays as well, this measure is insufficient and is negatively impacting many taxi drivers and users of the public service.” The Union has initiated a legal case seeking the cancellation of this decree that regulates rest days for taxis, a case they believe “we will surely win, as has already been the case in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and La Laguna,” as highlighted by the association.
“Presently, the majority of taxi professionals are in dire need of enhancing our services more than ever. Moreover, apart from the need for additional licenses to be reinstated, as indicated by a recent study, there is a call for other taxi drivers and citizens to swiftly return to normality,” they emphasized.