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The
council voted 10-3 to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto, ensuring
rideshare drivers in the city are paid $15.57 an hour.
"We are disappointed the Council chose to ignore the data and
kick Uber out of the Twin Cities, putting 10,000 people out of
work and leaving many stranded," Uber said.
Meanwhile, smaller rival Lyft, calling the bill "deeply-flawed",
said it hopes to return to Minneapolis as it advocates for a
statewide solution in Minnesota.
This comes after rideshare and delivery drivers staged a protest
on Valentine's Day this year demanding fair pay and working
conditions.
The New York Attorney General's office said in November that
Uber will pay $290 million and Lyft will pay $38 million to
resolve a multi-year investigation into the companies, calling
it the largest wage theft settlement in her office's history.
A study by the Minnesota state's Department of Labor and
Industry published last week said the companies are unlikely to
hike prices to levels that would significantly reduce consumer
demand and commissions, adding that such an outcome was
unlikely.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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