Uber and Lyft Are Leaving a Major U.S. Metro After City Council Bumps Up Drivers’ Minimum Wage

It might be more difficult to get around Minneapolis after Lyft and Uber say they are ready to exit the city.

On Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council voted to increase driver wages to the local minimum wage for the city, which is $15.57 per hour.

But that was too much for the ride-share companies, which are now threatening to leave the city due to the new minimum wage implementation which will force them to pay drivers a flat fee.

The decision comes after the City Council voted 10 to 3 to override a veto by the city’s mayor to instate a pay raise ordinance for drivers in the city.

“It should be

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