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Lyft and Uber threatened to stop doing business in Minneapolis after the city council adopted a new rule Thursday that would set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers.

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[–] cdf12345@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That’s a weird takeaway from this.

Govt: we believe that companies that employ people in our community should have to pay the established legal minimum wage.

Companies: we are only able to profit by paying non livable wages.

Lemmy user: yes company, keep exploiting your workers and breaking the laws all businesses have to follow, I mean they can’t really catch you.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

“Govt: we believe that companies that employ people in our community should have to pay the established legal minimum wage.”

…Unless they are waiters or waitresses.

[–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’ll just do the rest of the thread, since it’s the same every time:

They actually do have to pay minimum wage if you don’t make at least that in tips.

Yeah, but if you try to get them to do it, they’ll fire you!

Being unwilling to stick up for your rights is a different claim entirely

Must be nice being privileged, asshole!

Must suck being too cowardly to stick up for yourself!

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[–] iopq@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Lemmy so efficient, even the flame threads are prefilled for you

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[–] steltek@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's at least worth pointing out that Uber in particular broke several laws to establish themselves in various markets and never suffered any real punishment.