Seattle’s minimum wage laws backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the union wants to limit drivers.

Seattle’s minimum wage laws backfired on Uber and Lyft. Now the union wants to limit drivers.

In recent years, progressive locales like Seattle have experimented with minimum wage laws for rideshare and food delivery drivers. These laws have led to surging prices for rides and delivery, reduced demand for trips and orders, and no evidence of higher take-home pay for drivers. As demand for trips has plummeted in the wake of the wage hikes, more rideshare drivers are finding themselves working longer hours to achieve the same number of rid…