This context means nothing. They made a law protecting workers, the mayor vetoed it. Uber is much happier with this. And Lyft, who made no agreement, is ecstatic!

Yay corporations!

It's fortunate that Uber is famous for following the rules.

Not a clickbait title, the original bill covered all ride-sharing. He only struck at deal with Uber, and Uber only struck a deal so bills like this would spread and lead to them having to pay fair wages in other cities. He played the role of a corporate patsy and threw a hard-won citizens-supported bill in the trash in exchange for a small face-saving gesture.

A verbal agreement from a corporation doesn't mean shit. Unless there is the risk of financial punishment they won't comply the second it becomes inconvenient

“Don’t worry, bro. Just shake my hand. This deal is 100% legit, bro. We promise we’ll pay up. Just trust us.”

This dude did the absolute bare minimum in typical politician fashion.

Did he roll over and let them rub his belly afterwards?

Secured a commitment from Uber. Which is to say ‘we said whatever ensured you would veto the bill and will pull the rug as soon as nobody is paying close attention’

Sounds like a reasonable trade-off, likely at the expense of ride prices though. I hope Minneapolis has a viable public alternative for those who used the rideshares to get around and might be priced out by the increase, whenever it arrives