Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require ride-hailing services to increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local hourly minimum wage of $15.57.

Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour.

Lyft called the ordinance “deeply flawed,” saying in a statement that it supports a minimum earning standard for drivers but not the one passed by the council.

  • edric
    13•10 months ago

    Yeah, on the rare occasion where I need to take a ride-share, I go for Lyft over Uber just because they are the lesser evil, not because they are better.

    • Flying Squid
      5•10 months ago

      Fun thing- the drivers in this town have both Uber and Lyft stickers on their cars.

      • edricEnglish
        1•10 months ago

        Never said they weren’t evil. All I said is that if those are the only options I have, I choose one over the other.

    • @fustigation769curtain
      -2•10 months ago

      What a clown take.

      You should go for whoever gives you the better deal, lol.