For Immediate Release: May 12, 2020

Press Contact: Robyn Shapiro, rshapiro@economicliberties.us

Uber-GrubHub Merger Will Devastate Restaurants, Harm Workers and Hurt Consumers 

Washington, D.C. — The American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement in response to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, which revealed that Uber, the parent company of Uber Eats, is seeking to acquire GrubHub.

“An Uber-GrubHub merger would devastate restaurants already paralyzed by Coronavirus and spell disaster for millions of workers and consumers,” said Economic Liberties’ Executive Director Sarah Miller. “Uber and GrubHub have raked in billions by brazenly flouting antitrust laws. With restaurants now dependent on delivery services to survive, a merger between these giants is wildly inappropriate”

“Without federal intervention, the coronavirus crisis will encourage a wave of significant mergers that will harm workers, small businesses, and the communities they support,” added Miller. “Quickly passing the Pandemic Anti-Monopoly Act, which is supported by an overwhelming, bipartisan majority of Americans, is the very least Congress can do.”

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