. >> if jonathan schwartz has his way, uber won't open up either. >> uber is an unsafe operator in our opinion. >> schwartz owns three cab companies in vegas, about 20% of the market share. he says uber doesn't have to comply with the same rules he must involving things like car maintenance and background checks. uber likes to say that they are a technology company rather than a transportation company. >> uh-huh. >> do you buy that? >> i don't buy it at all. they're a transportation company, and they should comply withle same set of rules we do. uber came into this state, and they violated the law. that's their business model throughout the country. >> if uber is allowed to do business in vegas, schwartz says he may have to lay off some of his 2,000 employees, folks like driver michael valle. >> my wife we were able to get her through college where she became a high school teacher. my older son graduated with a degree in economics. my second son graduated from unr and i have two in college right now. >> and he says he did it all on his taxicab salary. in clark county which includes las