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NYC Livery Driver Commits Suicide at City Hall, Blaming Uber & Politicians for Financial Ruin

HeadlineFeb 07, 2018

Back in the United States, New York City taxi drivers held a vigil on Tuesday to honor livery car driver Douglas Schifter, who killed himself in front of City Hall on Monday morning after writing a long Facebook post condemning local politicians and Wall Street-backed apps like Uber for pushing him into financial ruin. In the post, Schifter describes working 100 to 120 hours a week for the last 14 years. He went on to condemn the executives of the ride-hailing apps for driving down rates, and wrote, “I will not be a slave working for chump change. I would rather be dead.” We’ll have more on this story after headlines.

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