Cabbies Pull Rank 2008

The Age

Registration number

1728262

Artist/maker

The Age

Printer

The Age Company Ltd.

Title

Cabbies Pull Rank

Production date

2008

Medium

newsprint

Dimensions (H x W x D)

57.5 x 40 cm

Inscriptions

THE AGE / CABBIES / PULL RANK / May 1, 2008 / Printed by The Age Company Ltd, 250 Spencer St Melbourne. A.B.N. 004 262 702

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Taxis, Cabbies, The Age, 2008

Summary

The spectacular blockade of Flinders Street by taxi drivers in May 2008 made news all around the world. As an industrial action it was also remarkably effective, prompting immediate agreement from the state government to institute measures to improve driver safety.