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15 Oct 2015

Author:
Dan Rivoli, New York Daily News (USA)

MTA orders removal of bank's posters advocating minimum wage hike from subway system

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Ads from a bank advocating a minimum wage hike slipped into the subway system, forcing the MTA to order their removal to abide by its no-politics advertising policy.  The ad from Amalgamated Bank, a liberal financial institution, promoted the #RaiseTheWage campaign, with a tagline, “Raising the minimum wage lifts up all New Yorkers. Join the bank that fights for working families.”... Amalgamated Bank’s CEO and president, Keith Mestrich, blasted the MTA for withdrawing its purchase [saying]...“The #RaiseTheWage campaign is not about politics, it's about giving the people of New York a fighting chance...” ...The [MTA's] viewpoint-neutral ad rules were instituted in response to anti-Islam advertisements...