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When Augustine Tangs father passed away, Augustine decided to inherit his taxi medallion ” the license that had allowed his father to drive a yellow taxi cab in New York City for decades. But the medallion came with a $530,000 debt trap and years of struggling to escape it. So Tang joined a push by the local taxi drivers union, to campaign for debt relief. And eventually, city resistance to worker demands culminated in a 15-day hunger strike to convince City Hall that immigrant taxi drivers deserved a fair deal. The drivers struggles for livable working conditions showed how political power doesnt just come down to votes. Its a reminder how strong collective will can be, especially for those often silenced and ignored by our imperfect democracy. Brought to you from the podcast Self Evident.
