labor - Beijing cabbies shun passengers in protest

Non-violent resistance notes that taxi drivers in Beijing are having a protest against the increased rent they have to pay their companies. As usual, the Chinese media ignore the protest, this journalist says.
More than one third of the taxi drivers seems to be involved, ignoring hotspots like the airport and the railway station.

In my only cab ride today, the cabbie told me that he expects at least one third of the city's cabbies to be taking the day off. "We are shunning in particular places like the airport, and the railway stations." It may take people hours there to get a cab. He said he saw the senior city officials and dozens of police vehicles near both train stations today -- to watch out for potential unrest as well as ask taxi companies to force their drivers to go there.

Update: Danwei has (a little bit) more on the slowdown of Beijing taxidrivers.