Uber and Lyft made a deal to raise drivers’ wages. It was another victory for big tech | Edward Ongweso Jr

<p>Minneapolis struck a deal with the companies, but it preserves integral parts of their model, allowing the firms to undermine the compromise later</p><p>Who came out ahead when the Minneapolis city council announced a deal with Uber and Lyft to increase driver pay and improve working conditions last month?</p><p>On 20 May, the city council <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-05-20/uber-and-lyft-say-theyll-stay-in-minnesota-after-legislature-passes-driver-pay-compromise#:~:text=May%2020%2C%202024%2C%20at%209%3A50%20a.m.&amp;text=ST.,Minneapolis%20officials%20earlier%20this%20year.">heralded</a> a compromise with the ride-hailing companies. Uber and Lyft would agree to an inflation-pegged wage floor matching Minnesota’s minimum wage of $15 an hour after expenses. Some lawmakers have hailed this as a 20% raise for drivers – however, the deal’s pay rates are <a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/05/21/heres-whats-in-the-bill-regulating-uber-and-lyft-driver-pay-and-labor-standards/">lower</a> than almost every proposal made over the past two years amid a bitter fight between Uber, Lyft, their drivers and lawmakers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/07/uber-lyft-wage-increase-big-tech-win">Continue reading...</a>