Posted on 03/14/2024 5:01:40 PM PDT by lowbridge
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.
“It should be done in an honest way that keeps the service affordable for riders,” Lyft said. “This ordinance makes our operations unsustainable, and as a result, we are shutting down operations in Minneapolis when the law takes effect on May 1.”
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but news outlets reported that it issued a similar statement saying it would also stop service that day.
Both companies promised to push for statewide legislation that would counter the Minneapolis ordinance, and state House Republicans proposed a bill Thursday that would preempt local regulations of ride-hailing services.
The City Council first passed the measure last week in a 9-4 vote despite Mayor Jacob Frey’s promise to veto it. The measure requires ride-hailing companies to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute for the time spent transporting a rider — or $5 per ride, whichever is greater — excluding tips. In the event of a multi-city trip, that only applies to the portion that takes place within Minneapolis.
Critics of the bill say costs will likely spike for everyone, including people with low incomes and people with disabilities who rely on ride-hailing services. Supporters say the services have relied on drivers who are often people of color and immigrants for cheap labor.
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Seattle and New York City have passed similar policies in recent years that increase wages for ride-hailing drivers, and Uber and Lyft still operate in those cities.
Excellent. Now the oil companies should refuse to deliver their products to any jurisdictions that pass insane “climate” laws.
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Nearly all so called progressive policies are REGRESSIVE in real life.
Nearly all so called progressive policies are REGRESSIVE in real life.
What if they just go through a little bitty corner of the city?
Minneapolis. All I can say with all those out of work Muzzies and Africans is one word. Rickshaws!
Why can’t the gubmint stay out of ride-sharing? Things were going along fine until they stuck their nose into the business.
Circling the drain
Economic protection for existing taxi companies.
Do it! Please!! Give them some commie medicine.
No doubt about it, $0 per hour is a very livable wage...in Mom’s basement and eating Mom’s Frosted Flakes.
Watch the Minneapolis City Council make a law that Uber and Lyft are required to operate in their city. I’m 100% serious.
“Things were going along fine until the government stuck their nose into the business.”
Just like a million other things.
Once again, leftist policies will hurt the very people they claim to want to help.
Never fails...
Ride sharing is a liberal concept that I was leery about initially, but it’s turned out to be a viable form of income for millions of Americans forced into a gig economy by bureaucrats in DC. How ironic that liberal policies will now be their demise.
Why are Republicans trying to fix this?
Looks like the People's Republic of Minneapolis-St. Paul has run out of OPM [Other People's Money]...
BTW...what ever happened to ‘my body, my choice’? What about people’s choice to work under the conditions set by Uber and Lyft?
How can I care less......
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