On May 1 tenants across two trailer parks in Montana launched a rent strike following an 11% rent hike. The first Montana striek in nearly fifty years (last one secured the state's first bargained agreement). More from @rebeccaburns.bsky.social in @inthesetimes.com: inthesetimes.com/article/may-...
WE HAVE A DEAL. Yesterday North Lawn Tenant Union (via KC Tenants) bargained w their landlord, Yisroel Levovitz of Wiser LLC, for two hours, across three languages. Levovitz signed a tentative agreement which secures new leases, rent freezes/reductions, major fixes, $3k to tenants displaced...
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW BEGINNING: Kentucky Tenant Union wins first tenant-bargained agreement in the South‼️
Yesterday two unions negotiated with their shared landlord and secured recognition, lease renewals, a 10-day grace period for rent, repairs schedule including mold remediation.
Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field between landlords and tenants?
Then it’s time to join a tenant union.
@taraghuveer.bsky.social explains.
A huge W for tenants in rural Kentucky, setting precedent for organizing throughout the South and in HUD properties across the country.
So deeply proud of the ferocious team: Josh, Cookie, Qamar, Amber, Heather, Kimberly, Ms. Rosa, Ms. Pauline, Mary Lou. Serious, disciplined, hungry to win ❤️🔥
MAJOR: Twin Cities Tenants joins five labor unions, together repping 25,900 members, to launch a rent strike drive, vowing to withhold rent March 1 if @governorwalz.mn.gov fails to deliver an eviction moratorium and rent relief. If launched, this would be the largest US rent strike in 100+ years.
The largest rent strike in a century?
The Minnesota unions behind the massive Jan. 23 day of action are now backing a potential rent strike to demand an eviction moratorium. At least 10K could withhold rent starting March 1. Here's what to know (1/6) inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
