Uber/Lyft Drivers MSP
CTA Name: Uber/Lyft Drivers MSP
Date of Action Hour: 12/09/2025
Explainer:
Despite the essential service that rideshare drivers provide, Minneapolis Saint Paul Airport has failed to provide the basic amenities of a dignified workplace for drivers.
The Airport has seen four years of passenger growth and set a new record for international passenger volume in 2024. With that growth has come a strong demand for rideshare services. In July 2024, there were nearly 5,000 rideshare pickups per day. Rideshare is also a growing source of revenue: the airport makes an estimated $13,500 per day and nearly $5 million a year in fees paid by rideshare passengers.
The lot where drivers wait to receive passengers has a few porta-potties and no running water. Many drivers kneel to pray five times a day, and without any access to indoor facilities, they are forced to pray on the ground in Minnesota’s winter cold and summer heat.
Since February 2025, drivers with the SEIU 26 Rideshare Organizing Committee have attended monthly public hearings of the Metropolitan Airports Commission to ask respectfully for a dignified waiting area with bathrooms and a prayer space. Drivers have sent letters to airport commissioners, testified at hearings, rallied with state legislators, and met directly with commission staff members to discuss the need for a waiting area and other concerns , including unfair treatment from police.
Not only have airport officials refused to provide drivers with basic facilities, Commission Chairperson Rick King announced that the commission is considering closing the rideshare lot on MSP property. This would push drivers to wait in the neighborhoods surrounding the airports and may cause delays for airport passengers who want to use rideshare services.
If the Twin Cities wants to have a world-class airport, it needs to offer world-class services. That starts with treating workers including rideshare drivers with dignity and respect.
Call to Action (what specific action are we taking):
Sign the petition asking the Metropolitan Airports Commission to treat rideshare drivers and other airport workers with dignity by providing basic amenities.
Contact Info:
Sign the petition here: https://www.seiu26.org/rideshare
You will be able to personalize the message to the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
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