(Reuters) – Taxi companies Elevator (NASDAQ:) and Uber (NYSE:) will extend their service in Minneapolis through July 1, they said Thursday after city officials voted a day earlier to delay the start of driver pay increases by two months.
The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to implement an ordinance that would ensure rideshare drivers in the city will be paid a minimum wage of $15.57 an hour on July 1 rather than May 1, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
The City Council did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on the reported vote.
“This ruling is unsustainable for our customers and will force us to cease operations in Minneapolis when the ruling inevitably goes into effect,” a Lyft spokesperson told Reuters.
Lyft and Uber initially planned to cease operating in Minneapolis on May 1.
In March, the City Council voted 10 to 3 to ensure that the city’s rideshare drivers are paid the minimum wage, following protests by rideshare drivers and delivery drivers on Valentine’s Day this year demanding fair pay and working conditions.