The NFLPA may cut ties with Uber after the company continued collecting fares during a taxi strike in New York City, according to Albert Breer of the MMQB. The taxi strike was in protest of Donald Trump’s refugee ban, as cabs refused to pick up passengers at JFK Airport.
While the #DeleteUber hashtag took off on Twitter when Uber decided to continue operations during the strike, this is the first sign of Trump’s policies receiving any official backlash from the NFL or its players.
Source: the NFLPA is reviewing its relationship with Uber, due to what it views as strike-busting tactics by Uber in NYC on Saturday.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 30, 2017
Since 2013, the NFLPA and Uber have had a partnership to provide drunk players with rides home. As of now, the players’ association is only “reviewing its relationship.”
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is one of Trump’s economic advisors, and he told the Washington Post that he plans to raise concerns with the president this week. We’ll see if that’s enough to keep the NFLPA on his side.
