(Reuters) – Ride-hailing companies 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 a pay raise for drivers by two months.
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to implement the ordinance ensuring rideshare drivers in the city receive a minimum wage of $15.57 an hour starting July 1 instead of May 1, the Associated reported. Press on Thursday.
The city council did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the reported vote.
“The ordinance is unsustainable 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 originally planned to stop operations in Minneapolis starting May 1.
The City Council voted 10-3 in March to ensure that the city's rideshare drivers receive the minimum wage following protests by rideshare drivers and delivery people on Valentine's Day this year demanding wages and working conditions. fair work.
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