UNDERNEWS: French taxi drivers take on Uber

June 25, 2015

French taxi drivers take on Uber

French taxis went on a nationwide strike, snarling traffic in major cities after weeks of rising and sometimes violent tensions over Uber.

AFP reported that cab drivers blocked access to three terminals at Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris’s main transportation hub, and they were converging on Orly airport and train stations in the city. French media reports also showed cabbies overturning cars and burning tires in protest.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: What I'm finding most worrying about Uber, is how many young women are reporting sexual harassment and sexual assault by male drivers late at night.; June 25, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Anonymous said...: cannot pull one over on those French, they know what's up and comprehend the implications down the line.
they know it for what it is, the undermining of stable & predictable employment, unions, as well as fair & regulated commerce.

should it be any surprise, then, to learn that Goldman Sachs is among the backing investors in Uber...?

http://fortune.com/2014/12/03/report-goldman-is-doing-uber-deal-for-free/

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-02/goldman-is-helping-uber-raise-money-from-rich-people

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/01/21/uber-closes-a-1-6-billion-financing/; June 25, 2015 at 1:09 PM

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