QuoteWASHINGTON ? Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is facing criticism online for his relationship with President Donald Trump after the administration imposed a temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven majority Muslim countries.
Kalanick said in a Facebook post that the ban could hurt ?thousands? of Uber drivers and he will raise his concerns directly with the president during a Friday business advisory group meeting in Washington. But the co-founder of the ride-sharing service is being criticized for agreeing to sit on the advisory panel. Twitter users are encouraging riders to #DeleteUber.Kalanick defended his participation on Trump?s panel in his Saturday Facebook post, saying he joined out of the ?belief that by speaking up and engaging we can make a difference.?
On Sunday, Kalanick said he was emailing Uber drivers telling them he would ?urge the government to reinstate the right of U.S. residents to travel ? whatever their country of origin ? immediately.?
Uber also was criticized for charging less than it could at JFK Airport in New York City as taxi drivers had halted service for an hour on Saturday to protest the ban. The move was perceived of by some on social media as an effort to profit off the protests as more passengers would need to seek alternatives to cabs. But the company said on Twitter that it had not ?meant to break the strike.?WASHINGTON ? Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is facing criticism online for his relationship with President Donald Trump after the administration imposed a temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven majority Muslim countries.
Kalanick said in a Facebook post that the ban could hurt ?thousands? of Uber drivers and he will raise his concerns directly with the president during a Friday business advisory group meeting in Washington. But the co-founder of the ride-sharing service is being criticized for agreeing to sit on the advisory panel. Twitter users are encouraging riders to #DeleteUber.
Went ahead and did that but don't forget to support the Taxi Workers' Alliance as well. https://t.co/XxzbdEUAYz #deleteuber pic.twitter.com/bJlG2BvD8V
? jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) January 29, 2017
Kalanick defended his participation on Trump?s panel in his Saturday Facebook post, saying he joined out of the ?belief that by speaking up and engaging we can make a difference.?
On Sunday, Kalanick said he was emailing Uber drivers telling them he would ?urge the government to reinstate the right of U.S. residents to travel ? whatever their country of origin ? immediately.?
Uber also was criticized for charging less than it could at JFK Airport in New York City as taxi drivers had halted service for an hour on Saturday to protest the ban. The move was perceived of by some on social media as an effort to profit off the protests as more passengers would need to seek alternatives to cabs. But the company said on Twitter that it had not ?meant to break the strike.?
Is Trump's travel ban on immigrants legal?
Is Trump's travel ban on immigrants legal?
Trump?sbusiness advisory group was announced in December as a ?strategic and policy forum? that would share its views on ?how government policy impacts economic growth, job creation and productivity.? Chaired by Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the investment firm Blackstone, its listed members also include the heads of Disney, Wal-Mart, IBM and Tesla.
Kalanick has said the company will find a way to compensate and provide legal support to Uber drivers who are stuck overseas for the next three months because they cannot return to the U.S. The company also has said it would create a $3 million legal defense fund to help drivers with immigration and translation services.
Trump aides, appearing to reverse course, said on Sunday that citizens of the banned countries who hold permanent U.S. residency ?green cards? will not be barred from re-entering the country.
Rival ride-sharing company and Uber rival Lyft responded by saying it will donate $1 million over the next four years to the American Civil Liberties Union, which successfully requested an emergency order approved by a federal judge Saturday that temporarily bars the U.S. from deporting people from the countries subject to Trump?s travel ban.
:guys:
i dont use it
#DUILife
and they just released a statement saying theyre gonna spend 3 million on immigration cases
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Quote from: GRAND SUPREME MARSHALL on January 29, 2017, 11:10:48 PM
and they just released a statement saying theyre gonna spend 3 million on immigration cases
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This immediate change of heart
:guys:
Messsssss
Not really a Uber girl tho lol
I took an Uber this morning because Lyft was trying to surge-price :guys:
Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:11:48 PM
I took an Uber this morning because Lyft was trying to surge-price :guys:
Mel WTF
:nowgorl:
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Quote from: Boomer on January 29, 2017, 11:12:51 PM
Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:11:48 PM
I took an Uber this morning because Lyft was trying to surge-price :guys:
Mel WTF
:nowgorl:
as I was in the Uber I saw the #deleteUber on Twitter but I was already running late to my destination :omgwatshappening:
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Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:14:08 PM
Quote from: Boomer on January 29, 2017, 11:12:51 PM
Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:11:48 PM
I took an Uber this morning because Lyft was trying to surge-price :guys:
Mel WTF
:nowgorl:
as I was in the Uber I saw the #deleteUber on Twitter but I was already running late to my destination :omgwatshappening:
Were u headed to a bar?
:overit:
Quote from: Boomer on January 29, 2017, 11:18:09 PM
Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:14:08 PM
Quote from: Boomer on January 29, 2017, 11:12:51 PM
Quote from: MelMel on January 29, 2017, 11:11:48 PM
I took an Uber this morning because Lyft was trying to surge-price :guys:
Mel WTF
:nowgorl:
as I was in the Uber I saw the #deleteUber on Twitter but I was already running late to my destination :omgwatshappening:
Were u headed to a bar?
:overit:
that would have been SO much better :stressed: :stressed:
Fuck Uber, Juno>>>>
I want to...but Uber is a MUST in L.A.
I mean Lyft is cool, too, but Uber pool...I once rode from DTLA to Studio City for $4
that's less than the price of gas :dead:
Writez :guys:
but no shade I wanna wait and see if they offer discounts and reduced fares cause you know brown immigrants LIVE for a discount.
but yeah...on the record I don't use. :raycharles2urmess:
I deleted her.
im hood and cheap as fuck so I usually download all of those cab service messes and use them all for the free rides or discounts they give you when u first sign up. Then I don't use those bitches afterwards, I delete.
Good for a date night mess when you're tryna stunt. "Ooh, I got this. lemme get u a ride" (but I ain't actually paying shit for you hon) :justabit: I do this with the movie theaters apps too.
Quote from: BrokenHeartsHeal on January 30, 2017, 01:49:01 AM
im hood and cheap as fuck so I usually download all of those cab service messes and use them all for the free rides or discounts they give you when u first sign up. Then I don't use those bitches afterwards, I delete.
Good for a date night mess when you're tryna stunt. "Ooh, I got this. lemme get u a ride" (but I ain't actually paying shit for you hon) :justabit: I do this with the movie theaters apps too.
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Ugh. America.
no
I've been finding Lyft to be cheaper anyway. Uber is just quicker
I hardly ever use it anyway, only if im out of town. I definitely won't anymore
Quote from: Vonc2002 on January 30, 2017, 07:27:55 AM
I hardly ever use it anyway, only if im out of town. I definitely won't anymore