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 threadgrteAug 18, 2023
Oh no! Businesses whose ‘innovation’ is doing end runs around labour law, leaving? How sad.
Show threadSCBAug 18, 2023
The “labor laws” you reference only exist to give taxi companies monopolies and provide worse experiences for everyone involved
Show threadgrteAug 18, 2023
Still better than the ‘gig economy’. If making worker’s lives more precarious makes your life better, fuck your life.
Show threadSCBAug 18, 2023

The gig economy is less precarious for the people that choose it because it fits their schedule. That’s why they choose it. Jobs aren’t exactly hard to get right now.

Also uber drivers don’t make less money than taxi drivers. On average, they make about the same.

Taxi: ziprecruiter.com/…/What-Is-the-Average-TAXI-CAB-D…

Uber: ziprecruiter.com/…/What-Is-the-Average-UBER-Taxi-…

Show threadusualsuspect191Aug 18, 2023
Do taxi drivers typically have to own/maintain/insure their own cars? I’ve always thought those were all paid for by the taxi company.
Show threadafraid_of_zombies
Usually not but if you put a dent in it you get the terrible one in the worst areas for a while as punishment. Assuming of course they don’t just cancel your shift. That is why it was important to always note the scratches. I put a bumper scratch in once and was ordered to do the inspection line up. 2 hours of sitting there not making any money. If I leave I have no job the next day. Ended up quitting that week.
Aug 18, 2023 at 10:56pmWeb