Seattle approves minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
<i>"the real harm here will not be to Uber," Uber said. "It is the drivers who cannot work..."</i><p><i>The city's researchers found that drivers made an average of about $9.73 per hour.</i><p>For reference, Seattle minimum wage is $16.39/hr. This appeal to employment is disconcerting, as ride sharing apps are doing their workers no favors by paying them so poorly (including the lack of benefits).<p>When talking about jobs, especially in the US where so many benefits are tied to employment, a job with pay so low and no benefits should not be considered a good thing.