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Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers::Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

  • MataVatnikEnglish
    111·
    2 years ago

    Uber was notorious for moving into and operating in certain cities illegally.

      • BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        22·
        2 years ago

        Not all, they were kicked out from Hungary - although that was less a victory of workers’ rights rather than that of the taxi driver union.

        • cubedsteaks@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          I noticed when I visited Vancouver, BC there were no uber’s or lyft’s available, however - uber eats was available. And most restaurants I walked past had uber eats signs in the windows saying they did delivery. And this was in like 2018

        • SCBEnglish
          741·
          2 years ago

          Every argument in this thread is basically taxi protectionism.

          • yokonzoEnglish
            23·
            2 years ago

            I mean, I see you personally talking about taxis a lot

            • SCBEnglish
              215·
              2 years ago

              I don’t like protectionism.

              • yokonzoEnglish
                91·
                2 years ago

                Kinda just sound like a conspiracy nut finding arguments where there are none with people who are just talking about the article

                • SCBEnglish
                  39·
                  2 years ago

                  That’s certainly a take.

          • bustrpoindextrEnglish
            101·
            2 years ago

            You’re like… The only one talking about taxis, everyone else is talking about worker protection

            • SCBEnglish
              210·
              2 years ago

              That’s nonsensical, since workers drive for both.

          • DudePluto@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            2 years ago

            Taxi companies tend to be smaller, more locally owned businesses with actual employees instead of “contractors.” Why would we *not side with them?

            Edit: missed an important word

    • MeltboxEnglish
      121·
      2 years ago

      Yup. And now the founder is rich when he really should be in jail.