( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “all other workers.” Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted to override a mayoral veto. [CutID: <Cuts> LYFT-UBER-MINNEAPOLIS-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 28s Title: LYFT-UBER-MINNEAPOLIS-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: all other workers] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Uber and Lyft say they will push for statewide […]
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Lyft, Uber threaten to leave Minneapolis after being forced to pay drivers more
( ) -q-28- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “all other workers.”
Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted to override a mayoral veto.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Uber and Lyft say they will push for statewide legislation to counter the ordinance. State House Republicans have proposed a bill that would preempt local regulations of ride-hailing services.
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VERBATIM: The override means ride-hailing services would be required to increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local hourly minimum wage of $15.57. A statement from Lyft calls the ordinance “deeply flawed” and says it will pull out by May 1, when the ordinance takes effect. Uber has reportedly issued a similar statement. The measure’s co-sponsor says drivers “deserve dignified minimum wages like all other workers.”