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·
        11 months 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·
          11 months 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
          841·
          11 months ago

          Every argument in this thread is basically taxi protectionism.

              • yokonzo@lemmy.worldEnglish
                91·
                11 months 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·
            11 months ago

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

          • DudePluto@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            11 months 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