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Everything uber does is about money and they aren't afraid to flout the law / custom and "disrupt". They swooped in during a strike. They are scabs. They are ob
by stephancoral 10y ago
Everything uber does is about money and they aren't afraid to flout the law / custom and "disrupt". They swooped in during a strike. They are scabs. They are obviously doing it to grab money. Their CEO is buddy buddy with Trump.
- rashkov 10y agoHow much money can they make during a 1 hour strike? Lowering their prices seems like the opposite of making money to me
- stephancoral 10y agoA one hour strike at one of the busiest airports on the East Coast with NO taxis available? Probably a lot. The point is you hold a strike to STOP work, not work for less money. That's called scabbing and is the opposite of solidarity.
- icebraining 10y agoShould the company decide on behalf of the workers whether they must join a strike? Shouldn't Uber drivers be the ones to make that decision?
- sundaeofshock 10y agoDrivers are only allowed to turn down a limited number of rides before they are no longer allowed to be uber drivers for the day.
- icebraining 10y agoIt was an one hour strike. Surely they could have driven far from the airport (to avoid getting tagged by the algorithm) for that time.
- loeg 10y agoCan't they just turn off the app for an hour?
- bmpafa 10y agoI think this sort of protest requires organization. Uber's surge pricing (which I assume drivers didn't know would be suspended in time to plan a protest) basically guarantees seamless scabbing, so the opportunity cost of the protest becomes unreasonable.
- emilsedgh 10y agoThis is not about how much money they can make. This is about showing their support to the government, their allies.
- pfarnsworth 10y agoIs Elon Musk buddy-buddy with Trump as well, because they're on the same advisory board? Are you going to rant against Tesla too?
- pjc50 10y agoHN seems unwilling to confront this issue. People are complaining about Thiel, but Musk has been a darling for years.
- grzm 10y agoHN seems unwilling to confront this issue. Please don't throw out generalizations like this, particularly as you're a member of the HN community yourself. If you feel strongly about this particular issue, write up a blog post making your case, and submit it to HN, or have someone submit it for you.
- r00fus 10y agoConsidering that Musk is competing against the entire petroleum industry (major supporters of Trump) with SolarCity and Tesla, I'd be surprised if the "friendship" was anything other than convenience.
- pfarnsworth 10y agoCognitive dissonance at its finest.