MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday is discussing an rideshare minimum wage ordinance passed by the City Council.
The ordinance, passed last week, will raise rideshare driver wages. It will guarantee drivers get 80% of any canceled rides and earn no less than $5 per ride.
Like he did with a similar proposal last summer, Frey vetoed the ordinance soon after it passed. This time, however, the City Council’s 9-4 vote suggests they’d have enough votes to override Frey’s veto. Frey also called for a special session before the expected veto.
Frey talked about the impact of the ordiance during an 11 a.m. news conference, which is streaming live on CBS News Minnesota. Watch in the live player above.
When it passed, several of the council members called the ordinance “a win for workers, by workers.” They say the move will close a loophole in the city’s minimum wage law.
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“Small businesses are required to pay minimum wage before tips, and it’s clear that multi-billion dollar out-of-state tech companies should be too,” Council Member Jason Chavez, Ward 9, said. “No company should be above the law. Relying on low-income riders to subsidize Uber and Lyft paying drivers’ wages is an economic and racial injustice.”
If the ordinance becomes law, both Lyft and Uber say they’ll pull services from the city on May 1, which is the new implementation date following an amendment by the council.
