Plan to boost Uber and Lyft driver pay in Minnesota advances in state Legislature
threaten to leave the state's biggest city. The agreement announced Saturday after a day of negotiations would set a minimum pay rate at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute. Uber has said it will keep operating in the state under those rates.
The bill would take effect next January if passed. “While the coming price increases may hurt riders and drivers alike, we will be able to continue to operate across the State under the compromise brokered by the Governor," Uber spokesperson Josh Gold said in an email to the Star Tribune. Lyft representatives didn't immediately respond to emailed questions from The Associated Press about the deal.
The measure the companies objected to would have required them to pay drivers at least $1.40 per mile and 51 cents per minute — or $5 per ride, whichever is greater — excluding tips, for the time spent transporting passengers in Minneapolis. Marianna Brown, vice president of the Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association, told the Star Tribune that even though the pay rates are lower than drivers hoped for, they were happy to see the deal come together. Minnesota Gov.
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