Saturday, January 28, 2017

NY Taxi Alliance Goes On Strike for One Hour In Protest Over Refugee Ban -- Protests Spread at Airports Across the US

*BREAKING: Fed Court Grants Stay on Ban *Mass protests at airports nationwide *NY taxi workers go on strike

*Update: Federal court in Brooklyn has granted a stay, to allow refugee to enter from Iraq / No one may be sent back to their original country

The taxi driver union, NY Taxi Drivers Alliance went on strike for an hour tonight in protest over the refugee detention following President Donald Trump's executive order ban, signed Friday, noon, on travelers entering from several Muslim countries. See the official union statement on Twitter re-produced below.

Will New York City's United Federation of Teachers make a statement of support for the refugees? This is the union whose leadership refused to name Trump in a protest statement following on Donald Trump's election in November. Union leaders, traveling to schools have said to teachers that "we" have to remember that many members support Trump. To the UFT: when will you lead by moral example? 

From The Hill:

NY taxis refuse to pick up from JFK over refugee detention


The New York Taxi Drivers Alliance on Saturday said it would not make any pickups from John F. Kennedy International Airport after two Iraqi travelers were detained trying to enter the U.S. following President Trump's immigration ban.
The official Twitter for the alliance tweeted: "NO PICKUPS at JFK Airport 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. today. Drivers stand in solidarity with thousands protesting inhumane and unconstitutional Muslim Ban."

JFK Airport was the first site to have protests. The New York City protest has grown to the thousands. Protests have spread to Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, California, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, Atlanta, Georgia, and Dulles, Virginia.
See these links:
Protest crowd at JFK airport Terminal 4

From the Verge: Mass protests against Trump's immigration order are being organized at airports across the US 

#MuslimBan protests will take place across the country



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