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Photo by Frankie Tease of   Workers  who were on strike Mar. 2, 2013 The first day of the strike was midnight March 2, going into March 3.  A cab job runs various hours, 24 hours a day. It's a "we never close" business. The strike ended Midnight May 1, 2013 going into the second day. That's two months of striking, and it finally ended. On day two of the strike, I went and interviewed the strikers, filmed the rally after midnight, and interviewed my Twitter friend Dustin Qualls. He's Shop Steward for the ITPEU which in plain speak is their union.  See the first report at  http://www.frankietease.com/2013/03/yellow-checker-star-vegas-cab-strike.html . After hearing the strike had ended right before the very busy Cinco De Mayo weekend 2013, I had to call up my cabbie contact and see what had been accomplished after two full months of organized protest with the YCS workers and their union. Here is what DQ had to say (aka @vagascab on Twitter). FT:

The wind was up this spring night as hundreds of workers began day two of their strike on Yellow Checker Star Cab Company in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headquarters are situated somewhat near the strip at Decatur and Post Road. Some people (females and males) had been there for 12 hours or more striking, and greeting workers who hadn't heard about the strike with chants of "turn around" as they drove in to work. Those who went to work and didn't stand in unity with the striking workers were greeted with "shame on you". What do they want? A raise and respect. When do they want it? Now . View video and photos of my hour with the workers below. Two different cabbies with the union speak about why they are striking  Direct video link  http://youtu.be/OjBYKLXsvjc Drivers who are on strike speaking to  Frankie on Post Ave. and Decatur Midnight Mar. 4, 2013 video direct link  http://youtu.be/-UQTd8f8oHE Workers dance to keep warm whi