5th man charged after cabbies stormed Coventry Connections in November

A fifth southernOntario man has been charged in connection with theviolent storming of the Coventry Connections dispatch centre in November during a protestorganized by the union that represents airporttaxi drivers in Ottawa.

• 4 charged after cabbies stormed Coventry Connections in November
• Unifor buses protesters in from Quebec, Ontario for taxi driver 'day of action'

The 48-year-old man from Windsor, Ont., was charged with mischief.

In December, four men in their 50s fromWoodstock, Meaford,Brantford andWhitbywerecharged with assault, mischief, and breaking and entering in connection with the takeover.

Unifor, theunion that represents the airport taxi drivers, bused in cabbies from across Ontario and Quebec for the a so-called "day of action" to highlight the prolonged labour dispute between airport taxi drivers and their dispatcher.

The day of action escalated to violence as protesting cabbies charged into the building on the morning of Nov.13. Three people working inside the call centre required medical attention.

Some of the takeover was captured by security cameras butCoventry Connections said protesters then covered the cameras with garbage bags and ripped-out computer cords.

Airport taxidrivers were locked out byCoventry Connections in Augustafter refusing to accept anincrease in fees for exclusive access to the airport's taxi stand.

Drivers have held several protests in downtown Ottawa and on the Airport Parkway, which have at times turned violent.