Furious customers are deleting the Uber app after drivers went to JFK airport during a protest and strike
Thousands of Uber customers are deleting the app and posting the evidence to social media after drivers tried to do business at JFK airport during a taxi strike.
The NY Taxi Workers Alliance called for all drivers to avoid JFK Airport on Saturday in order to facilitate protests against President Donald Trump's executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US.
Many users noted that Uber still appeared to be servicing riders during the strike from 6 to 7 p.m. The company also tweeted after the strike saying it had halted higher fares that normally kick in during periods of increased demand.
In response, people began deleting Uber from their phones and posting the evidence to Facebook and Twitter using hashtag #deleteUber.
@Uber provided rides at JFK while other taxi drivers held strike over Trump's ban on Muslim travelers. #deleteuberhttps://t.co/JzErfASpwB
— Christopher Soto (@loma_poetry) January 29, 2017
"We're sorry for any confusion about our earlier tweet — it was not meant to break up any strike," the company said. "We wanted people to know they could use Uber to get to and from JFK at normal prices, especially last night."
The company employs 36,000 drivers in the New York City region.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick sent an email to employees Sunday announcing his plan to help drivers who might be overseas and unable to re-enter the country because of Trump's travel ban, which he called "unjust."
Kalanick said Uber will provide lawyers and immigration experts to drivers banned from entering the country using a $3 million company-created legal defense fund. Drivers will also be compensated for lost wages.
Kalanick and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were recently named among 19 executives that will provide economic advice to Trump. Kalanick now says he will urge the government to reinstate traveling rights immediately.
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