Rideshare drivers to see higher wages at the start of December

“The last couple of years have been so bad, so this will be nice,” Omot Chom, an Uber Driver, said.

Every day, the MSP airport lot is full of Ubers and Lyfts as drivers wait for their next ride and more opportunity.

“We have to get paid like everybody else. Every business in Minnesota is supposed to pay everybody minimum wage, but Uber, they’ve been lacking that the last couple years,” Chom said.

Drivers explained they’re underpaid.

Lawmakers passed a statewide law this year hoping to change that.

On Dec. 1, employees of rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft will get $1.28 and .31 cents per minute statewide.

“It’s better than what it’s been,” Chom said. “It’s not enough. We...