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  Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes

  Posted by Gatherer  on May 26, 2023 at 12:12 PM

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  Days after Minnesota Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passing of ridesharing legislation that would have increased their pay and protections, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, vetoed the bill. Now Minnesota drivers are outraged, claiming that the governor bowed to “scare tactics.” They vowed to keep fighting against alleged abuse to create better worker conditions in the state.

  Walz’s veto is his first in five sessions as Minnesota’s governor and came hours after Uber threatened to pull out of nearly all Minnesota markets and only

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