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.
Pretty sure that would benefit General Motors and the Petrol giants.
Fewer ways of transportation? More people buying cars! Vroom vroom goes the planet!
When scummy companies like that are really pissed off about a new policy, that policy is exactly the right thing to do.
Great, just get the heck out of here with your gig market profiteering.
Good. If business plan relies on exploiting workers, then it’s a garbage business plan & deserves to fail.
If every business in Ohio left that cried about some laws there wouldn’t be any left
They never pass up profit, even if it’s less
Oh no. People might have to use regular taxis.
Or maybe just take a walk, use public transit, ride a bike, or use some other sort of !micromobility!
What public transport
The one in your heart?
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Public transport in Minneapolis/St. Paul sucks
Coincidence?
Ok bye! Nobody needs overpriced services that underpay all employees.
I don’t keep up with Uber news, but do they still not consider their drivers to be actual employees, but rather 1099 workers? Either way that company can go to hell.
Lyft too if they have the same attitude.
Considering they are not really any cheaper than taxis, no biggie.
They’re much nicer, though. That’s why they’ve been successful.
Ha anything to avoid responsibility
Oh no, they’ll have to pay their employees half the cost of living…
… Anyways
GTFO of Minneapolis if you can’t pay your employees you don’t deserve to do business here
Someone else will backfill the need.
While I think this should pass, don’t hold your breath. Mayor Frey will probably veto it. He’s a very moderate, business friendly Democrat and our governor also vetoed a similar bill from the state legislature earlier this year. Right or wrong, they are concerned that any disruption of Uber/Lyft services would be extremely detrimental to people who depend on them. Public transportation in MN is really bad and this is one of the major ways people get around.
Right or wrong, they are concerned that any disruption of Uber/Lyft services would be extremely detrimental to people who depend on them. Public transportation in MN is really bad and this is one of the major ways people get around.
Having come from Iowa, the twin cities public transit is more than adequate for most commuters, and I strongly disagree with it being “really bad”. I’m honestly aghast at the suggestion that people might use Uber of Lyft with enough regularity to impact day-to-day commuting. My wife elects to use the public buses into downtown from the suburbs out of convenience, even though her work provides downtown parking if she wanted it. Not saying it’ll have NO impact, but frankly I don’t think it’ll have much of one.
don’t threaten me with a good time
“Allow us to exploit the labor or we will leave the market”
Same excuse since the dawn of slavery
Good fucking riddance.
