Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
by dllthomas on Friday February 03, 2017 @02:15AM
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Could you explain "the way Uber handled the taxi cab strike at the airport" and how Lyft's handling differed?
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Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
by jonathanjaeger on Friday February 03, 2017 @03:55PM
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Uber continued to pick up people at JFK when taxi cab drivers were striking. As a response, Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU, so everyone jumped on the delete Uber/use Lyft bandwagon. Disclaimer: I'm more of a subway kind of guy, I don't use either and don't necessarily think we should be focusing on Uber and Lyft to make our political views seen. There are probably better boycotts out there.
Re:Uber C.E.O. To Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
by dllthomas on Friday February 03, 2017 @04:14PM
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> Uber continued to pick up people at JFK when taxi cab drivers were striking.
Did Lyft do otherwise? That's not my understanding.
> Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU
Lyft has so far (presumably) donated $250k to the ACLU. They pledged $1 million over four years. And you know what? Good on 'em!
Uber had already pledged to fight the immigration ban directly on behalf of affected drivers, to the tune of $3 million. I love the ACLU, but I'm not sure I'd bet on their lawyers over Uber's, and getting both mobilized sounds like a win.
> I'm more of a subway kind of guy
The subway to the airport was refusing to accept non-ticketed passengers during the planned protest (some time after the taxi strike).