CHICAGO — A Chicago alderman has proposed an ordinance that would establish the minimum pay of ride-share drivers in the city, drawing concern from companies like Uber and Lyft that say such regulations would hit riders’ wallets the hardest.
Alderman Roderick Sawyer, 6th, introduced the measure that would make sweeping changes to the city laws that govern ride-share services — including driver compensation. His proposal was lauded by a gig workers’ group that said it was time their drivers got more protections after weathering two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re not trying to wrest power and control away from ride-share companies,” Chicago Gig Alliance member and Lyft driver Johnnie “JC” Muhammad said. “They’re going get their money. The question is whether or not they’re going to share their money. Right now drivers have become dispensable, and that’s part of the problem.”
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