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The Uber Drivers Network, a vocal group of Uber and Lyft drivers who have organized strikes and protests in New York City, will soon have a new tool to wield in their battle for better working terms.

Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing apps have been banned from Newark Airport, following a decision this week by the city of Newark.

“It is the ultimate solution for our problem”, Abdoul Diallo, an individual behind the movement, told Fast Company. The company also said it was “horrified and heartbroken” over the incident.

However, Diallo admitted: “how it will be structured at this point, we don’t know” and provided little in-depth detail on Swift.

“As we work to attract and retain more of the young workers who are essential to economic growth in the 21st century we must engage in the emerging technologies and services that younger generations increasingly embrace”, Hassan said.

The decision came as a pleasant surprise to New Jersey taxi drivers on Monday, since Newark’s public safety director Anthony Ambrose had stated as recently as this past Friday that the proposed ban had been scrapped, and that “we will not single out Uber for violations only”.

BREAKING NEWS: The SWIFT app/platform/company is here: a platform for drivers by drivers. Unlike taxis, ride-hailing services don’t own cars or hire drivers, but rather act as middlemen.

Many have argued that a co-op isn’t practical as a competitor to a goliath like Uber.

The company, based in San Francisco, is receiving renewed attention after an Uber driver in Kalamazoo, Mich., was arrested in a deadly shooting rampage this past weekend. “They don’t own cars, and they don’t own infrastructure, they don’t own hotels”. “[Uber is] giving [applicants convicted of misdemeanors] a second chance because a lot of people make mistakes, and they have to learn from it and move on”. And if that clout goes away, then they just have software. “I don’t want Uber drivers to be carrying guns, I want to feel safe when I’m in the auto with somebody”, says Kit Graham. Startups that aim to compete with these companies hope that drivers will still sign up even if their apps can not, at first, consistently connect them with customers.

Uber officials are agreeable to screening, but said since numerous New Hampshire drivers only work about 10 hours a week, the entry process shouldn’t be too stringent. “The company is not about hugging trees”, he says.