Minneapolis drivers protested wages – and won. Lyft and Uber are choosing to leave the city rather than pay up

Groups of drivers backed a bill setting minimum pay, but the two tech companies say it'd make riders' fees unsustainable

Uber and Lyft claim they will cease operating in the Minneapolis area in protest of a minimum pay ordinance that the city council voted to approve last week.

The bill, to go into effect on 1 May, would establish a minimum pay of $1.40 per mile and $0.51 cents per minute for rideshare drivers, with a $5 per ride minimum. The city council voted to override the mayor's veto of the ordinance, prompting Uber and Lyft to threaten to leave the region in response.