The NBA All-Star Game is Sunday in Toronto. Unfortunately for fans visiting the city for the weekend, they may have a hard time getting around.
To protest the presence of Uber, Toronto taxi drivers are preparing to strike during All-Star weekend. NBA All-Star events will take place beginning Friday, with the game on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. at the Air Canada Centre.
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Cab drivers are also upset with Toronto Mayor John Tory, who is pleading with the newly formed United Taxi Workers Association to not disrupt All-Star weekend.
Paul Sekhon, head of the UTWA, told the Toronto Star the planned strike would be "similar to the one on Dec. 9.," when cab drivers blocked traffic for hours to protest Uber, a peer ride-hail company that is competing with cab companies in many major cities.
The city is working on a proposal to level the playing field between Uber and cab companies, who want a highly unregulated Uber banned. Tory told the Star he's hopeful the protest does not take place because it would jeopardize a "proud moment" for Toronto with the All-Star Game broadcast to 215 countries.