Uber and Lyft said they will stop operations in Minneapolis after the city council voted to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of the new minimum wage law.
Uber and Lyft said they will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council voted to overrule the mayor's veto of a minimum wage law impacting rideshare drivers. Lyft said it is "shutting down operations in Minneapolis" when the law takes effect on May 1. Uber said it will stop operating its transportation network in the entire metro area, including the airport, that same day.
According to recent data from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, median earnings for drivers in Minneapolis and St. Paul is $13.63. Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the vote over concerns that the companies would leave. Council Member Jamal Osman, a co-author on the policy, said in a statement that the vote underscored how the city council would not let communities "be exploited for cheap labor.
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