What a fascinating case this is going to be. I’d think this will get all the way to the SCOTUS eventually.
I’m on the fence on this one.
LOL, good for them for having this ordinance.
English should be the official language of the country.
It is still a requirement for citizenship, although I don’t know how stringently that is enforced.
“I felt discriminated against,” Echevarria told the station.
“I felt discriminated against,” Echevarria’s interpreter told the station. Fixed
My employer is based in Miami and i use Uber all the time when I need to go there.
About half of the Uber drivers don’t speak english at all or very little.
They will be passing out a whole lot of tickets...
I couldn't do my job as required. I feel so discriminated against.
Uber is proud of drivers that can’t speak English. So very, very proud.
I am all for English, but need to know details. If this was a visitor coming into the airport from Latin America, then the fine was wrong. Otherwise, it makes sense. I am a Uber driver and. speak little Spanish herein socal
Miami?
I’d be surprised if ANY drivers spoke English. What do you expect?
No Great American Melting Pot, no peace!
I wonder if this event was “staged”. Fits a couple narratives, one being a left wing media frenzy of hate against Uber.
I was in Miami recently and one of my Uber drivers spoke no English, so I ended up pointing three or four times with my finger to show him where I needed to be dropped off....no tip!
I don’t think the government should be getting involved on this type of dispute. The blame here should be on Uber with their own vendors and customers on language/communications. If Uber wants to hire people that don’t speak the same language as their customers and then have them matched for a service (such as a ride) then that’s Uber’s problem.
Now if some other violation occurred, such as the driver staying parked at a location longer than the law allows, then that’s the driver’s problem & certainly Uber’s shared problem as the employer (or vendor) that is certainly is someone liable as the middleman with a piece of the money action, regardless of the employment status involved.
If the customer didn’t get the service they expected from Uber then they should have the fair right for redress. This could involve them putting a stop to the credit card transaction, seeking a refund, or some other remedy.
Let the free market work please. It’s the best way to protect customers, employees, and make our country greater than ever. And by free market I mean that monopolies, racketeering, and fraud don’t get protected & bad actors doing such activities get punished.
How come this doesn't apply to Hertz girl when I go to rent a car in Miami?
I hope they start with Miami International. The game is finding a terminal worker who will speak English. If one of the airport workers doesn’t want to help you, they blow you off by saying ‘No english.’
We need a law that says all broadcasting has to be at least half in English. This will help them to learn our language.
We have an uncomfortable amount of weird foreigners here from outside the US in Central Florida that speak zero English. They have an entire infrastructure of non-natives that speak their gobbletygook. I’ve had the unfortunate experience of people trying to yap all kinds of foreign gibberish at me! Good for Gov. Scott!
Stupid.
I’ve been in many cabs where the driver spoke either Farsi, Urdu or Spanish....
They seem to know their way around though....
English is the mandated international language of aviation
English is the mandated international language of aviation