Around 2000 Cabbies to Participate in Anti-Uber Protest Tomorrow

They are expected to converge on downtown later this morning, encircling city hall and Queen’s Park throughout the day.

Hundreds of taxis from around the city have already jammed streets as they voice their rage against Uber.

He says there isn’t one organization planning the demonstration, rather it’s an “industry-wide GTA movement”.

“We’re not going to be intending to block traffic, that’s not our intention. but if there’s large numbers, not to say that it won’t disrupt traffic at all, but it’s going to quite possibly disrupt [traffic]”, Moini told AM640, “The whole industry wants it to be peaceful, they want nothing to be unsafe and what not”.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Toronto Taxi Alliance (TTA) said they are not an organizer of the planned demonstration. “We want the enforcement of the bylaws that [the] city passed on September 30”, said Sajih.

Uber, a United States tech company worth more than US$60 billion, uses unlicensed drivers with their own cars to charge a cheaper fare.

After some taxi drivers launched a hunger strike last week, which has since ended, Tory expressed disappointment at the extreme tactics and assured the city was expediting the Uber case.

Cab drivers are gathering at staging areas around the city this morning for a protest against UberX. It was a welcome change for members of Mughal’s association. “This is not the stock market”.

The app-based ride services represent a threat to those who invested in taxi licenses as well as drivers on the road.