It appears that no one is paying attention to the cautionary tales of California. Despite the fallout from AB5, particularly surrounding rideshare companies Uber and Lyft, and the California voters helping rideshare drivers preserve their independent contractor status through Prop 22, other states and municipalities continue to wage war with these corporations and the drivers who simply just want the opportunity to do the flexible work the platform affords.
Add Minneapolis to the list. Because of the actions of the Minneapolis City Council, Uber and Lyft have chosen to pull their operations out of the city.
Lyft and Uber have said they will halt operations in Minneapolis because of a new city ordinance that increase wages for app-based drivers, the latest salvo in a longtime fight between gig economy workers and the tech giants.
The city’s council vote Thursday overrode a mayoral…
