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.

  • @LesserAbe
    8•10 months ago

    I hope they get something similar to the Driver’s Cooperative, which is like Uber/Lyft but owned but the drivers themselves. Right now though my understanding is they’re only in NYC/Denver.

    • @rockSlayer
      6•10 months ago

      Yep, I know the CWAer that helped form the coop in Denver! Driver co-ops will become very popular as people realize they’re getting screwed by these companies