The Drivers Cooperative may be the solution if Lyft, Uber leave Minneapolis
Uber and Lyft say they plan to leave Minneapolis in 32 days, but Minnesota's drivers union says they have a solution.
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Uber and Lyft say they plan to leave Minneapolis in 32 days, but Minnesota's drivers union says they have a solution.
A rideshare co-op is launching services in Minneapolis in the coming weeks.
As Uber and Lyft threaten to end services on May 1 in Minneapolis, the New York-based Driver’s Cooperative is announcing it will soon launch services in the city.
As Minneapolis prepares for Uber and Lyft to skip town, several City Council members are hoping more discussions can keep the companies from leaving.
A controversial minimum wage ordinance that prompted Uber and Lyft to announce they will cease operating in Minneapolis in May could be up for reconsideration at the City Council.
There's a new effort to put a rideshare showdown in reverse. Uber and Lyft are threatening to leave Minneapolis because the city raised pay for drivers. Now though, the city council could reconsider. Here's WCCO's David Schuman.
A controversial minimum wage ordinance that prompted Uber and Lyft to announce they will cease operating in Minneapolis in May could be up for reconsideration at the City Council.
Rep. Elliott Engen of White Bear Lake is introducing a bill that would essentially override Minneapolis' ordinance and prevent any city or municipality from setting their own rules for rideshare driver pay.
The clock is ticking and Minnesota lawmakers are scrambling to keep Uber and Lyft operating in Minneapolis.
Minnesota House Republicans say they've got a plan to help keep Uber and Lyft operating in the Twin Cities.
Whether they were first time visitors or returning home from a long work trip, Uber and Lyft's threats to leave Minneapolis have left some travelers' future up in the air.
Rideshare companies Lyft and Uber say they will be forced to stop operating in Minneapolis on May 1 if a minimum wage ordinance becomes law.
The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday voted in favor of overriding Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of its ordinance that aims to raise wages for rideshare drivers. Uber and Lyft would have to pay drivers minimum wage, more than $15 dollars an hour.
The world's largest rideshare company says they'll soon stop their service for the entire Twin Cities metro. That's after Minneapolis councilors guaranteed Uber and Lyft workers get the city's minimum wage. The battle now moves from the city council across the river to the State Capitol.
Minneapolis city leaders will decide on Thursday whether to override Mayor Jacob Frey's veto and raise wages for rideshare drivers.
On Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council will decide whether to override the mayor's veto and raise wages for drivers. That could make catching a ride a lot more complicated. Allen Henry has the latest.
The future of rideshare services in Minnesota's largest city is hanging in the balance.
On Tuesday, Mayor Jacob Frey called on the Minneapolis City Council to uphold his veto of a minimum wage bill passed last week. But at the Capitol, a similar bill with statewide implications was having a hearing.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey spoke out against an ordinance passed last week that would raise driver wages.
If the Minneapolis City Council is successful with their rideshare ordinance the rideshare operators Uber and Lyft claim they'll leave.
Uber and Lyft say they'll pull their services from Minneapolis in less than two months. But not if Mayor Jacob Frey can help it.
A victory for rideshare drivers today after the Minneapolis City Council voted to bump up their pay. But Mayor Jacob Frey plans to veto it because Uber and Lyft are threatening to pull out of the city. If the council pushes past the veto could rideshare options really end in Minnesota's largest city? Here's WCCO's Allen Henry.
The vote passed by a 9-4 vote, despite some concerns from council members over the fact that a state task force would be releasing their report on rideshare economics the very next day.
Uber and Lyft say that they intend to pull out of servicing Minneapolis if the rideshare ordinance passed by the Minneapolis City Council Thursday morning goes into effect.
Both Uber and Lyft say they will stop their services on May 1, but it was all hugs and handshakes for drivers after Minneapolis city councilors passed a measure giving them a pay boost. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell explains what's next.
