MN lawmakers, Gov. Walz strike deal on Uber/Lyft driver pay [RAW]

Gov. Tim Walz, House and Senate leaders have announced a deal with Uber and Lyft on driver pay. The deal preempts the recent ordinance from the Minneapolis City Council. The agreement sets minimum rates statewide at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute.
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[@petebusch9069]

It took 2 years to figure out how to pay drivers and your saying your incredibly proud of that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who believes these liars anymore, what a joke.

[@rocketboostjump]

D.K. dragged it out until he got his $50 million compensation package

[@joemurdock9117]

Pandering to a certain demographic when in reality they had no business getting involved.

[@FirstLast.....]

They act like they just cured cancer.

[@youtubetroll6620]

do the math on a 60 mile trip, and then cut in half for return trip home...

[@NitroBoarder17]

good for tim walz he can still get uber instead of drunk driving like he did in Nebraska blowing a .128 BAC

[@rt3156]

Was happy to hear this until she color coded this bill. I'm a 70 year old WHITE WOMAN who happens to be a Uber driver. AND an American citizen. Do bad she had to ruin a good thing. Sick!

[@jacklfitz]

I mean if you're looking at the actual statistics nearly a third of drivers nationwide are Asian (which includes Arab/Indian) and a high percentage are first-generation immigrants so it's an important aspect to mention. Especially since exploitation of immigrant and minority workers has been a historical issue for the last 100+ years.

[@nose_fart]

triggered

[@lowegustafson1070]

@@jacklfitz No on was being exploited just a bunch of drivers making Bad business decision

[@jacklfitz]

​@@lowegustafson1070if you're being underpaid for the work you do that's exploitation. No nuance to it.

[@blackstone3668]

Drivers this doesn’t even sound good . PLEASE WRIDZ IS ACTIVE GO SIGN UP AND GET ALL YOUR WAGES

[@citizenoftheworld7386]

Sure …. We’re signing up.

[@lisasmith767]

Any company that rates its customers is not worth your business.

[@JunkoXan]

Uber and lyft are going to be upping their fees to rid that "20%" and there 0 way for MN to stop it... if MN actually looked at the fees and how much it chunks its, you can raise the min and mile all you want, when those fee kick in it makes it moot...

[@sandd286]

You couldn't pay me enough to live in Minnesota.

[@manders652]

😂😂😂😂

[@Bungalowtv]

We don’t need you so mind your own damn business!

[@cmack1971]

Nobody asked you to

[@trumpwon8064]

Third world country now

[@Bungalowtv]

@@trumpwon8064 your face is a third world country!

[@bonniesister]

Walz has sold-out MN. He needs to be updated for someone who cares for the people not their ego

[@Bungalowtv]

Fool …Pawlenty and some of Dayton’s BS almost destroyed this state..he’s been battling uphill ever since. The only good thing Dayton did was leave a surplus. Which means he was overtaxing the hell out of us.

[@lyft2uber2doordash41]

So disappointed!!! We want Uber and Lyft to leave MN!!!

[@keytothegate68]

Give them a dollar more if they can speak english

[@FKN_F45T]

Use Wridz instead. This supports drivers the most

[@coochiecrook7120]

10 years ago I drove for Uber. I made $2/mile Uber only took 20% of the fare...........they provided the phone and the cell data. Fast-forward 10 years and Uber is paying 67 cents a mile, no phone no data and they take up to 70% of the fare Costs have gone up for everything. Have you been to a mechanic lately? Car insurance? Food? Health Insurance? Dental? Uber drivers pay for all of the above. And Uber/Lyft has the audacity to say we're LEAVING! because they don't want to pay!?? Who pays for this? The Driver. Meanwhile Metro bus drivers avg $35/hr full benefits. Could you imagine if the Bus Drivers had to pay for the Bus, maintenance, Insurance, gas and had to keep the bus clean inside and out? And they Have transit police! All for a service that loses millions of taxpayer dollars, annually. But you can't pay drivers, a similar wage to a bus driver. when Uber/Lyft is making billions and not losing millions like the taxpayer funded Metro Bus! The State of Minnesota begged for crumbs and got it! Congrats on nothing!

[@btswim]

@cooch... You do realize Uber made its first profit in Q1 2024 of $1.9B... yet since they went into business, they have lost over $43B. So at this rate of a $1.9B profit per quarter, they will be at break even in the year 2030. By the way, Lyft has yet to make a profit.

[@coochiecrook7120]

@@btswim Yeah because they were spending billions on self-driving cars, trying to bully its way into other markets, like China. And quickly got slapped. Uber has it's hands in a lot of different money wasting schemes. All paid for by drivers. They didn't lose shit, you doughnut they chose to blow their money.

[@coochiecrook7120]

Do you really think for a minute that Uber couldn't be profitable? They have a fleet of millions of Taxis that they don't pay for! No maintenance, no insurance, no vehicles to purchase, no taxi fees, no gas to purchase, no nothing, but an app. My 14 yo son can make an app! I'd love for just a few drivers willing to do this for me! I'd be rich. Uber is the pimp, drivers are ho's. Ho's don't make money.

[@rt3156]

Spot on!

[@rocketboostjump]

​@btswim Uber did that on purpose to decimate the taxi industry. Since most taxis are gone they are able to raise the fare and pay the drivers decent wages.

[@buddahfist06]

They bent over backwards for Uber & Lyft and they should be ashamed of themselves! They never would have left the city or the state! They will just keep sending campaign contributions to the corrupted officials. 🤷

[@kendallp3577]

Minnesotans are never happy look at the comments 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kungdu]

There goes captialism.

[@dean9327]

Waltz is a scam

[@alysciatravis1860]

No we need a base pay of $15 an hour.

[@DiamondDriver1969]

My brother used to take a taxi cab from San Francisco to San Rafael less than a 15 mile drive probably no more than 20 to 30 minutes would pay $85 in cash every time

[@cardinal8268]

OK. I tipped my uber driver very well in cash. I presume that will no longer be necessary. My tip brought them up to well above minimum wage.

[@rocketboostjump]

Most riders don't tip. You are an exception not the rule.

[@cardinal8268]

@@rocketboostjump shame on them.

[@DiamondDriver1969]

Yeah, and you can pray whether or not they receive that cash is better or Venmo

[@DiamondDriver1969]

People now that are drivers are basically being paid by the Tips and no one else Peanuts open the door of your car to a Stranger for three dollars

[@matthewmoore6734]

Why do we have to wait until January? Just put it in effect in July instead.

[@aestheticmarc]

Drivers this isnt a win. Push Wridz so you have a competitor to equalize the market. You will be protesting for external fees in a few months. Dont switch up on Wridz as you will be bait n switched 💯

[@mrkhalua2673]

I'm crying

[@WokeProduction]

Drivers. Please stop blasting your fav salsa merengue, rock, gospel, country music. When customer is in their music preferences come first.

[@rocketboostjump]

Put on your headphones.

[@GoGigItNowRon]

Watching this live and unedited it mentioned a pay rate of $1.28 per mile and $.31 per minute for drivers pay being a 20% increase

[@lowegustafson1070]

I past many of the MULDA drivers sitting in the cage on Post Rd by the airport the other day doing nothing but waiting for a magical ride that's going to pay all their bills - While i have done 4 airport runs back-to-back and they are still sitting and talking . The 30% of us drivers do 2/3 of the Rides in Minnesota and making a good living - But now your going to reward drivers like many in the MULDA group who simply are not productive and can't run there own business

[@rocketboostjump]

Only about 100 drivers at the airport compared to thousands of other drivers working. Some maybe just taking a 15-30 minute break.

[@Paidariogeron]

When this new payments will be effective ?

[@Infoismylife]

January 1, 2025

[@rocketboostjump]

Uber dragging this for another 7 months. Thus should be asap.

[@steveo984]

Man, girls brother was keyed up real good, just watch him twitchin n moving n sniffin and geekin out

[@CurtisThompson-cn6ur]

Dumb

[@Redmeatsteak]

Yes

[@RhiannaBaker-mw7hb]

Good folks

[@BigA-cc8re]

They are just gonna fire alk the drivers. They not gonna pay every driver

[@coochiecrook7120]

Drivers will just go to a place that treats them better. Get enough drivers doing this and Uber will be begging them to come back. Uber could pay $4/mile and it wouldn't hurt them in the slightest.

[@rocketboostjump]

Mpls metro has 3 million people. You can literally drive 45 to 50 minutes in each direction from downtown Mpls and still in the suburbs.

[@newtubeorder8141]

And the winner is … uber

[@RhiannaBaker-mw7hb]

Shared

[@geraldcarter3147]

California needs to follow suit asap

[@Clarrissaharrison]

I’m happy as hell because I need the Lyft I have free Lyft pass thank god the right decision was made 😊😊😊

[@efraincortes3687]

Texas needs to get on the ball

[@buddahfist06]

Won't happen anytime soon, too many Republicans. 🤷

[@dean9327]

Democrats labor federal minimum wage since 2008 =$7.25 ph

[@RhiannaBaker-mw7hb]

The Asian lady behind you need to start eating garlic and sage for the puffy eyes 😊

[@jacklfitz]

It's been a long night for them, it's understandable they don't look their best

[@MKGENTERTAINMENTGAMING]

Half these “drivers” can’t even follow instructions

[@Meddyb]

What about door dash/shipt/Instacart workers? We work even harder and don’t make s**t

[@trumpwon8064]

Go to college

[@hamidahmed267]

We hope uber and lyft keep up with there end on the deal

[@saedmohamemm4195]

Republicans 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Nice try

[@zyajones9360]

Minnesota is the new Muslim ☪️ state of the United States especially with their own new Somalia flag to prove it...lol 😂😂😂

[@isteersoruxaaye6968]

Next governor OF GREAT MINNESOTA STATE OMAR FATEH❤❤❤❤❤❤all hater move out Hhhhhhhh Hhhhhh. Fateh

[@rashaash2023]

🤡🤡🤡

[@rocketboostjump]

It isn't. What media shows isn't really accurate. Many other drivers don't want to be on TV because we are easier to identify in case Uber wants to retaliate.

[@trumpwon8064]

That's why it's filthy. Just look at their airport MSP

[@rocketboostjump]

@@trumpwon8064 airport is cleaner than your bathroom

[@itowedin]

The truth is the politicians would get voted out and lose their constituency if they let Uber and Lyft leave. They would rather have these OBVIOUSLY corrupt and illegal companies acting as a net loss to society, than take a realistic stance against corrupt corporations and risk not getting re-elected.