Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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JOIN THE CO-OP TEAM AT GREEN CAB CO-OP!
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| Own your own Cab Business by working in our cab coop! |
Our drivers enjoy working in an exciting and rewarding business with flexible schedules and unlimited daily pay. As an independent contractor, you are the owner of your own business!
At GreenCab, we're looking for women and men with an emphases on women and veteran's preference who are "safety first" oriented, professional, courteous and environmentally conscious and sober. You must be at least 25 years old, have a clean 3-year MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) and meet these additional requirements:- No DUI or DWI in the last five years
- No chargeable accidents in the last 36 months
- No more than two moving violations in the last 36 months
- No suspensions or interruptions in your driving record in the last 36 months
- Be a permanent resident of Cape Cod.
- Be motivated to succeed in y(our) own business as a taxi cab co-operative member!
- Likes the concept of working for yourself in a business owned by and for it's own co-op members.
LET'S GET STARTED
Call Me a Cab Driver Please! Job Outlook About this section
Employment of taxi drivers and chauffeurs is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations. Job opportunities should be plentiful. Applicants with good driving records, good customer service instincts, and the ability to work flexible schedules should have the best prospects.Employment change. Employment of taxi drivers and chauffeurs is expected to grow 16 percent during the 2008—18 projection period, faster than the average for all occupations. Drivers should see increased business as a result of growth in tourism and business travel. Also, as the number of elderly people increases, taxis will be needed to take them around town. Some growth will stem from Federal legislation requiring increased services for people with disabilities.
Because the demand for taxi and limousine services is very sensitive to economic cycles, drivers may see declining demand for their services during economic downturns. This is especially true for chauffeurs, as expensive limousine services are considered a luxury.
Chauffeurs who work for private companies or individuals may face layoffs or reduced hours during times of economic distress.
Job prospects. Opportunities for taxi drivers and chauffeurs are expected to be plentiful, because of the need to replace the many people who work in this occupation for short periods and then leave.
Also, the occupation has very low barriers to entry. Because most drivers are paid strictly based on fares, companies take on very little risk when they hire a new driver. Applicants who have clean driving records and who are willing to work flexible schedules should have the best prospects. People who are easy going and make their passengers comfortable will be most likely to succeed, as a significant part of drivers’ salaries come from the tips they receive.
Opportunities fluctuate significantly with the overall movements of the economy, because the demand for transportation depends on business travel and tourism. Because most drivers own or rent their vehicles, taxi drivers are seldom laid off, but they may have to increase their work hours, and earnings may decline. When the economy is strong, many drivers transfer to other occupations, which often leads to fewer cabs on the road. Extra drivers may be hired during holiday seasons, as well as during peak travel and tourist times.
Rapidly growing metropolitan areas and cities experiencing economic growth should offer the best job opportunities.
Projections Data About this section
Cape Cod Community Cooperative
We are investigating the options of a start-up a coop. The ideas for a coop is to be worker owned and operated! Why a workers or business cooperative?
Worker co-ops are owned and governed by their employees. You'll find them across numerous industries, including child care, food service, technology and manufacturing. In addition to providing meaningful jobs and asset-building opportunities for workers of all income levels, worker co-ops support movements for economic justice and social change. As institutions where real democracy is practiced on a day-to-day basis, they are a model for the empowerment necessary to create change.
Business and employment cooperative
Main article: Business and employment co-operative
Business and employment cooperatives (BECs) are a subset of worker cooperatives that represent a new approach to providing support to the creation of new businesses.[citation needed]
Like other business creation support schemes, BECs enable budding entrepreneurs to experiment with their business idea while benefiting from a secure income. The innovation BECs introduce is that once the business is established the entrepreneur is not forced to leave and set up independently, but can stay and become a full member of the cooperative. The micro-enterprises then combine to form one multi-activity enterprise whose members provide a mutually supportive environment for each other.[citation needed]
BECs thus provide budding business people with an easy transition from inactivity to self-employment, but in a collective framework. They open up new horizons for people who have ambition but who lack the skills or confidence needed to set off entirely on their own – or who simply want to carry on an independent economic activity but within a supportive group context.
New generation cooperative
New generation cooperatives (NGCs) are an adaptation of traditional cooperative structures to modern, capital intensive industries. They are sometimes described as a hybrid between traditional co-ops and limited liability companies. They were first developed in California and spread and flourished in the US Mid-West in the 1990s.[25] They are now common in Canada where they operate primarily in agriculture and food services, where their primary purpose is to add value to primary products. For example producing ethanol from corn, pasta from durum wheat, or gourmet cheese from goat’s milk.[26]
Operating since 1989, arrive alive DRIVE SOBER® receives outstanding support from the public and media for which we are very grateful. A registered charity, we do not telemarket and do not use professional fundraisers. Our mission is to eliminate impaired driving in Ontario. | |
At present, arrive alive DRIVE SOBER is the operating name of our organization, which was changed in 2009 from Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID), arrive alive DRIVE SOBER is also the name of our flagship campaign trademarked in 1998. We have also registered websites with the words "Arrive alive" and "Drive Sober", along with "Drive Straight", etc.
After more than 20 years of operating, our campaign has evolved and refocused a few times; it still typically includes the basics such as posters, arrive alive passports, insurance folders, t-shirts, tattoos, and of course, our cornerstone for messaging – a number of Public Service Announcements (PSAs). To keep us on track, we work with a Marketing Committee that meets frequently, we focus test our materials, and we survey from time to time to check that our message is current and appropriate. The campaign currently has these active themes:
"Choose Your Ride" - This popular message is carried out via a number of mediums such as print (posters, transit, passport), radio and television PSAs, and live implementation at press conferences and school events... see a full history of activities with "Choose"
Through the winter - we host "Shut Out Impaired Driving" - holding our sixth such campaign in 2010. We enjoy distribution support for posters and gift-tags as well as support from different hockey leagues and associations. From year to year, we refresh the campaign by changing up our materials and we send a pre-Christmas media mailing to radio stations to enhance the distribution of our PSA through the festive season. Lastly, we are mindful of past improvements to statistics, but at present - "Shut Out" aims at a ZERO drunk driving fatality and injury rate.
"Impaired boating IS Impaired Driving". In 2007 we produced a new sober boating PSA to promote awareness of legislation passed and enacted in 2006. Help from the OPP (Sgt. Karen Harrington), Toronto Police Marine Unit (Constable Steve Burns), Ministry of Transportation (Andrew Davidson) and Yamaha Motors Canada was greatly appreciated and allowed us to create a piece that was also used substantially all last summer. Other materials include postcards, a panel in our passport and key-tainers. At the invitation of the OPP in the GTA and in the Ottawa area, we shared these resources at three boat shows.
In general – arrive alive DRIVE SOBER provides materials to more than 300 community groups, including police services, public health units, schools, and businesses across Ontario. We continued to share iDRIVE and Drive Sober valentines as a resource for high schools. We have also hosted many special days of awareness with support from professional sporting teams/events that have included the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club, Toronto Argonauts, Wakestock, Toronto Marlies, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, various Health Units, Belleville Bulls, and the Ottawa '67s.
Materials are also distributed province-wide via The Beer Store, Ministry of Transportation Licensing Offices, Serco Drive Test Centre, CBS Outdoors, and busbacks displayed by Street Seen Media.
Businesses/agencies supporting the campaign include:
Diamond Sponsor: The Beer Store
Platinum Sponsor: Ministry of Transportation
Other supporters include Smartserve Ontario, CAA South Central Ontario, Ornge Transportation, Insurance Bureau of Canada, Ontario Provincial Police, Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, Toronto Police Services, Pirate Radio and Television/Lonesome Pine Studios and Yamaha Motor Canada.
Campaign Components:
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS (PSAs):
arrive alive DRIVE SOBER radio PSAs are distributed with support from broadcasters across Ontario to remind all of us of ways to prevent impaired driving. Since 2007, Ontario broadcasters have consistently donated more than an estimated $2.5 million in airtime each year, keeping us #1 in Canada for road safety!
Over the years, "Celebrity" spokespersons have included Spenny (Kenny vs Spenny), Ron Wilson, Antoine Vermette, Ed Robertson, Shania Twain, Chantal Kreviazuk, Charlie Major, Dini Petty, Ken Shaw, Mats Sundin, Michelle Wright, Ron Fellows, Tie Domi, and Wendel Clark among others.
MATERIALS:
Materials are created, and produced to advertise sober driving to the general public. arrive alive DRIVE SOBER materials are shared for free, excluding shipping costs. Our flagship material is the "arrive alive passport". The passport encourages people to call a cab, drive sober, be a responsible party host, etc. The passport also lists the most current penalties and costs for driving impaired in Ontario. The passport is available in English and French.
Countertop cartons with coin boxes are available to help local community groups fundraise. Other materials include insurance folders, posters, litterbags, tattoos, recipe cards, t-shirts and other materials as available.
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