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Uber Bullies Minnesota Governor Into Vetoing Driver Minimum Pay Law
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would’ve set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers in the state. His decision — the first veto of his gubernatorial tenure — came after Uber threatened to cease operations across most of Minnesota, if the legislation became law.
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Fake Hair and a ‘Fire Sword’: These Are the 22 Weirdest Things People Left in Ubers in 2023
I’ve had the misfortune of leaving things behind in an Uber. A birthday present. My phone. My purse with the money to pay for my cat’s Christmas photoshoot. Yet, I have never left anything as strange as what the folks in Uber’s 2023 “Lost and Found Index” have left, including “a pin of Jesus holding…
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Uber Is Trimming Its Workforce as Part of ‘More Rigorous Approach’ to Performance Reviews
Uber is reportedly pursuing an unorthodox approach to performance reviews at the ride-share company. While Uber says it has no plans for broad layoffs, so to speak, it does have plans for upcoming performance reviews to include potential cuts to the company’s workforce.
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Late to Lyft? You’ll Pay the Price
As the old adage goes: Time is money. And now there’s one more reason to watch the clock. Lyft has quietly added wait time fees to its cost scheme. If you request a car and aren’t present at the pick up point within two minutes (or 5 minutes for luxury rides) of the scheduled arrival…