The company?s reactions to Trump?s executive order on immigration receive both criticism and praise During last night?s impromptu protests and rallies at airports across the country against President?s Trump executive order on immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, including JFK Airport in New York City, transportation took center stage. While the focus may have been on arriving flights, the taxi and ridehailing industries became a story in themselves when a group of taxi drivers staged a strike to protest the order.
At JFK, taxi drivers who were members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance staged an impromptu strike between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. in protest of the ban. In a statement posted on the organization?s Facebook page, they said that, ?by sanctioning bigotry with his unconstitutional and inhumane executive order banning Muslim refugees from seven countries, the president is putting professional drivers in more danger than they have been in any time since 9/11 when hate crimes against immigrants skyrocketed.?
BREAKING: NYTWA drivers call for one hour work stoppage @ JFK airport today 6 PM to 7 PM to protest #muslimban! #nobannowall? NY Taxi Workers (@NYTWA) January 28, 2017

Uber became part of the story when the company sent out a tweet in the aftermath of the strike announcement. According to a company spokesperson, Uber sent out the Twitter message at 7:36 p.m., after the strike was over, to let users know the app was available at normal prices...