U.K. Prime Minister Defends Uber on Same Day She Attacks Boeing
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Why London Has Banned Uber
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May didn’t surprise many people when she identified Boeing Co. as a bad company Thursday. More baffling was her choice of Uber Technologies Inc. as a firm to defend. Especially when she’d just given a speech about the importance of good corporate behavior.
Two threads link the companies. The first is jobs: Boeing’s case against Bombardier Inc. threatens workers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. “This is not the kind of behavior we expect from a long-term partner, and it undermines that partnership,” May said, hinting that contracts might go elsewhere if the company doesn’t change its ways.