Uber Released $3M Defense Fund For Taxi Drivers? Here’s The Reason Why Surge Pricing Stopped
Jake MartinsAn Uber spokesman clarified the reason behind the company's decision to turn off surge pricing at the JFK airport on the weekends. This is after critics accused the ride sharing services provider of trying to take advantage of the one-hour Taxi drivers work stoppage following Donald Trump's proposed travel ban. However, Uber made it a point that it is no way attempting to profit from the strike and has reportedly set up a $3M defense fund intended for Taxi drivers who will be affected by the ban.
Speaking to Fortune, the spokesperson of Uber explained that the company actually wants to avoid profiting from several passengers due to the increased demand at the time of the protest. This is not the first time that it executed the same move. Reportedly, Uber also stopped the pricing surge during a disaster in the past when the need also saw an increase.
However, Uber's explanation is seemingly not convincing. That said, the company CEO Travis Kalanick revealed that it will allot $3M in funds to defend drivers who will be impacted by the ban according to a report from Uproxx. He even referred to Trump's immigration ban as "unjust" in his statement.
The company took to Twitter to announce that pricing surge will be stopped on Sunday. It also delivered a reminder that there may be longer waiting times due to the shutdown of price surge and advised users to be patient. However, followers on Twitter were not happy with Uber's move and so it was accepted with criticisms and allegations that the company is trying to break the strike and profit from it.
For this reason, Twitter users started a hashtag #DeleteUber, which became an instant trending topic on the social media platform. This hashtag was created to ask users to boycott Uber. Many have joined the online protest, showing screenshots of their canceled and deleted accounts, reportedly.
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