(Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Lyft (NASDAQ:) and Uber (NYSE:) will extend their services in Minneapolis through July 1, they said Thursday, after city officials voted a day earlier to delay the start of workers’ pay raises by two months. drivers.
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to implement the ordinance ensuring that rideshare drivers in the city will be paid a minimum wage of $15.57 an hour starting July 1 instead of May 1, the Minneapolis City Council reported Thursday. Associated Press.
The city council did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment on the reported vote.
“The ordinance is untenable for our customers and would force us to close operations in Minneapolis when the ordinance inevitably goes into effect,” a Lyft spokesperson told Reuters.
Lyft and Uber had initially planned to halt operations in Minneapolis starting May 1.
The City Council voted 10-3 in March to ensure the city’s rideshare drivers are paid the minimum wage following protests by rideshare and delivery drivers on Valentine’s Day this year demanding better pay and conditions. right jobs.