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Spain: Taxi Drivers Continue Indefinite Strike Against Uber

HeadlineAug 01, 2018

In Spain, taxi drivers are continuing an indefinite strike to protest Wall Street-backed ride-hailing apps like Uber, which they say have pushed longtime taxi cab drivers to financial ruin. On Tuesday, hundreds of drivers erected tents along one of Madrid’s main thoroughfares to block traffic. Taxi drivers have also launched encampments to block traffic on main thoroughfares in Barcelona.

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