Uber and Lyft are playing a deeper game: to stop other locales doing the same thing. They want to scare governments from acting on behalf of their "independent

Uber and Lyft are playing a deeper game: to stop other locales doing the same thing. They want to scare governments from acting on behalf of their "independent contractors". You see exactly the same thing with efforts to unionize at Starbucks and Amazon. Both companies will spend millions on union-busting efforts. They will close locations (eg[1]). If you have an idealistic view you may think this is a simple economic decision for the affected locations. It is not. It's to scare people in other places from unionizing out of fear of losing their jobs. Uber and Lyft absolutely do not want their "independent contractors" being treated as employees or having governments give them basic work conditions and minimum wages. So they will try and use Minneapolis as an example to other cities. [1]: https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/starbucks-unionize-closes-two-buffalo-locations-making-unionization-push/ https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/starbucks-unionize-clos...