Minneapolis considers minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers
Drivers for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare companies could get a minimum wage in Minneapolis next year.
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Drivers for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare companies could get a minimum wage in Minneapolis next year.
Court documents say Shevirio Kavirion Childs-Young, 20, along with others, engaged in a series of violent carjackings and armed robberies that targeted Uber and Lyft drivers during the fall of 2021.
Tim Walz vetoed a bill that would have raised wages for rideshare drivers. WCCO’s Allen Henry sat down one-on-one with Walz to hear why he needed to pump the brakes on this progressive measure.
A working group will be comprised of legislators, drivers, rideshare company representatives, members of the disability community, labor, riders, and others, and is expected to issue recommendations for furthering rideshare legislation next session.
The legislation would have given Uber and Lyft drivers a pay increase and job protection. Walz issued an executive order Thursday creating a task force to issue recommendations for rideshare legislation next year.
It would require compensation of at least $1.45 per mile and 34 cents per minute for rides in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area, with a 20-cent decrease in the mileage rate elsewhere in the state.
Passengers sometimes forget a range of unusual things behind in the vehicles, according to the ride-share company.
Court documents say on Christmas Day, the two used force, violence and fear of injury to steal a Nissan Rogue from an Uber driver.
Uber and Lyft drivers spoke out at the State Capitol today demanding better pay and transparency from their employers. The drivers say they provide the car, the gas, the maintenance, and pay for insurance, but say the majority of the money goes to the company.
A few items some people have left behind include false teeth, a painting of a moose, and a crocheted strawberry from girlfriend.
Carjackings have plagued communities across the Twin Cities, but investigators say the surge is starting to subside.
AAA says the statewide average for a gallon of unleaded gas jumped to $3.93 on Wednesday, up 45 cents from a week ago.
The Minneapolis Police Department issued a citywide alert Friday warning residents to beware of an armed car robbery scheme that appears to be targeting Uber and Lyft drivers.
An Uber driver's late night shift in Minneapolis nearly put him in the crossfire.
A University of Minnesota student says she's alive thanks to the help of an Uber driver.
Authorities say the juvenile female passenger suffered minor road rash. The driver was not cited for the incident.
Paul Linnee of Bloomington has a sign on his car that reads "UBER-PAUL." He says the sign helps riders at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport identify him.
Uber, one of the most ambitious and controversial technology companies to emerge over the last decade, hopes investors can agree on one thing when the rideshare giant goes public Friday: Despite losing car-loads of cash, the company is going places.
Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are turning off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors.
The 2019 Final Four will mark yet another big-time event for Twin Cities tourism. With the increase in car and foot traffic comes an inevitable increase in Uber and Lyft requests, a side job many Minnesotans took advantage of during the 2018 Super Bowl.
Uber is helping Americans get to the polls on Nov. 6 by offering discounted rides to polling places.
Uber has agreed to pay $148 million and take steps to tighten data security, after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information.
Using his horse and buggy, Timothy Hochstedler has opened his own business called "Amish Uber."
Uber will donate some proceeds from rides both to and from Lynx home games to the Mayo Clinic.
Drivers are being accused of "vomit fraud," as many of the Uber employees allegedly claim their passengers threw up in the car after being picked up from a night of partying.
