Protesters blocked Uber headquarters because of its ties to Trump

Alexei Oreskovic/BI

SAN FRANCISCO, California — Several protesters barricaded the front of Uber headquarters in San Francisco on Friday.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is a member of President-elect Donald Trump's economic advisory team, called the Strategic and Policy Forum.

A few protesters were chained to the front door on Market Street, and no employees were able to enter, according to our correspondent on-site.

The side doors to the headquarters were also blocked by protestors before police were able to clear the area. Uber has told its employees to work from home or other offices, Buzzfeed News reported. 

Square also has its headquarters in the building. At one point, protesters were able to close down Market Street, a major San Francisco thoroughfare, between 10th and 11th street. A heavy police presence was at the office building. 

"Trump thinks he runs this town, we have come to shut it down," the protesters chanted. "Stop Trump, stop the hate, Uber don't collaborate."

Several protesters wore signs saying "Uber collaborates, we resist."

“Uber collaborates with the incoming Trump administration, Travis Kalanick is on Trump’s economic advisory board, and he is an advisor to the incoming Trump administration,” Sarah Nelson, a spokepseron for Jobs With Justice, which helped coordinate the protest, told Business Insider. 

“If Uber’s employment policies become Trump’s policies, that will be bad for American workers," she said. 

Uber did not immediately return a request for comment. 

Alexei Oreskovic/BI

Alexei Oreskovic/BI

Alexei Oreskovic/BI