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February 3, 2017

Uber CEO Quits Trump's Economic Advisory Council
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After widespread protests, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has stepped down
from Trump's Economic Advisory Council. Over the last week, thousands of
people deleted the Uber app from their phones, after the company turned
off surge pricing at JFK airport Saturday in a move many saw as an
attempt to break the New York Taxi Workers Alliance strike on picking up
travelers from JFK airport in solidarity with the massive protests that
had erupted there over Trump's immigration ban. On Trump's Inauguration
Day, activists chained themselves to each other to shut down the
headquarters of Uber in San Francisco.


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