L4sBotAug 18, 2023

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers

https://lemmy.world/post/3381897

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis if the mayor signs a minimum wage bill for drivers - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadMataVatnikAug 18, 2023
Uber was notorious for moving into and operating in certain cities illegally.
Show threadveroxiiAug 18, 2023
*all cities
Show threadBlushedPotatoPlayersAug 18, 2023
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.
Show threadSCB
Every argument in this thread is basically taxi protectionism.
Aug 18, 2023 at 1:28pmWeb
Show threadyokonzoAug 18, 2023
I mean, I see you personally talking about taxis a lot
Show threadSCBAug 18, 2023
I don’t like protectionism.
Show threadyokonzoAug 18, 2023
Kinda just sound like a conspiracy nut finding arguments where there are none with people who are just talking about the article
Show threadDudePlutoAug 18, 2023
Taxi companies tend to be smaller, more locally owned businesses with actual employees instead of “contractors.” Why would we side with them?