Many District cab drivers stayed home Monday to protest the impending switch from zone fares to time-and-distance meters, but Mayor Adrian Fenty offered no signal that he would change his mind at the 11th hour.

The 12-hour strike was the first of many, warned Willie Wright, president of the D.C. Taxicab Industry Group. The plan, for now, is to strike once a week for two months, followed by a possible escalation come baseball and convention season.