The battle between legacy cab companies and Uber/Lyft is playing out in Philadelphia, with some Uber drivers siding with the legacy cab companies:

And to be clear, not all parties agree on a boycott:

A threat from a group of UberBlack and taxi drivers to strike during the Democratic National Convention was made “out of desperation” earlier this week and the city’s cab operators plan to work during the July event, according to the head of the largest group of cab operators in Philadelphia.

 

Ronald Blount, of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania – which represents roughly 1,200 drivers, insisted Thursday that there is no threat of a strike during the DNC and is inviting the public and officials to speak with the taxi operators on Friday.

 

“Taxi drivers have not voted to approve such harmful activities during this key event,” Blount said in a statement. “Out of clear desperation, a handful of Uber Black drivers and taxi medallion owners have publicly claimed to speak for taxi drivers. This harmful claim has begun to gain traction and will severely impact our city in its ability to attract future major events”

 

But Ali Razak, of the Philadelphia Limousine Association, makes a nearly identical statement when asked if the potential DNC boycott, a warning he issued on behalf of the Limo Association, Philadelphia Cab Association and Philadelphia Taxi Association, is still a possibility.

 

“Ron does not represent the limo drivers,” he said.