Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers | CNN Business
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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.

    • BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      22·
      1 year 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.

      • cubedsteaksEnglish
        2·
        1 year 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

      • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        741·
        1 year ago

        Every argument in this thread is basically taxi protectionism.

            • yokonzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
              91·
              1 year ago

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

        • bustrpoindextr@lemmy.worldEnglish
          101·
          1 year ago

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

        • DudePluto@lemm.eeEnglish
          2·
          1 year 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