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.

  • @[email protected]
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    174 months ago

    Oh good. Maybe a regional competitor can get a hold then. It’s not exactly a small market.

    It’s also for this reason I don’t think Lyft and Uber would actually leave.

    • TheMurphy
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      34 months ago

      They will leave.

      They have left countries all together because of this.