Tenant Union Federation@TenantFed

The Tenant Union Federation is a union of unions, organizing tenants as a political and economic class that cannot be ignored.

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Joined October 2023
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Tara Raghuveer@taraghuveer
Oct 28
It's the rent, actually. @RebeccaJBurns_ on housing affordability in the midterms. The candidates who are the best on this issue are the ones who listen to tenants paying the highest rents they've ever paid for the worst conditions they've ever endured inthesetimes.com/article/its…

It’s the Rent, Actually

How historic housing unaffordability—and resurgent tenant organizing—are reshaping the midterm elections.

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Peter Schorsch
@PeterSchorschFL
Oct 27
This is incredibly well done political journalism. I don't know its reach, but it's a powerful intersection of policy and campaigning.
More Perfect Union
@MorePerfectUS
Oct 26
NEW: Angie Nixon is running for Senate on a huge bet: Medicare for All can win over Trump voters in Florida. To put that theory to the test, we brought Nixon to one of the unhealthiest counties in Florida — where 1 in 5 lives in poverty, thousands are uninsured, and doctors are few and far between.
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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_
Oct 27
Nicole Williams is a Detroit native, and owner of Studio Paffion Salon
Saul Staniforth@SaulStaniforth
Oct 27
"Do you worry [Abdul El-Sayed] is a bit too left wing to win in Michigan?" Michigan voter "At this point what do we have to worry about? Anything but what we have. We're on our way to hell so at this point socialist, socialise, social, dont matter to me, lower my cost of living"
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Truthout
@truthout
Oct 23
About 5.5 million people lost access to food stamps in the year since enactment of the 2025 reconciliation law. This includes about 2 million children who were not targeted by the law’s eligibility restrictions.truthout.org/articles/snap-p…

SNAP Participation Losses Far Exceed CBO’s Estimates

About 5.5 million people lost food assistance through SNAP in the year since enactment of the 2025 reconciliation law.

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Drug trafficking for owning a cannabis business in a state where it’s legal. We know exactly what this is: Some election tampering bullshit.
philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_
Oct 22
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, the Justice Department says.
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Leah Goodridge@leahfrombklyn
Oct 22
So basically a police officer committed deed theft. He did a welfare check on a senior, discovered they died then took over his house. This is why deed theft victims I’ve spoken with don’t trust police, judges or attorneys. That cop lived there for FOUR YEARS undetected 😐
NBC News
@NBCNews
Oct 21
A Florida man was found dead in his home during a welfare check in July 2022. Weeks later, one of the officers who discovered his body moved into the home and spent years impersonating him, according to investigators. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/off…
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The rent eats first. Food, medicine, childcare. Everything else comes after. Our new report, which you can read at stateoftenants.org/, documents a housing system pushing millions to the breaking point and the stakes of organizing to change it. Here’s what we found.

The State of the Nation’s Tenants

Today's housing market is a catastrophic failure. Read the Tenant Union Federation's report.

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People want action. Polling cited in the report found that 76% of U.S. residents support caps on rent increases. Tenants need political leaders willing to confront landlord power, protect our homes and invest in housing we can afford.
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In apartment buildings and mobile home parks, in cities, suburbs and rural communities, tenants are organizing to turn our shared conditions into shared power. Read it. Share it with your neighbors. Organize. stateoftenants.org/

The State of the Nation’s Tenants

Today's housing market is a catastrophic failure. Read the Tenant Union Federation's report.

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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 incl. mold remediation
The first page of a press release detailing the agreement reached between Maple Grove Tenant Union, Ridgeway Park Tenant Union, and their landlord, Jason Ostro, who runs a Texas-based corporation. This is the first tenant-bargained agreement in the state of Kentucky, and it is the first in the south. This is also the first example of tenant collective bargaining in HUD properties in recent history. The release details the specific provisions won, including union recognition, a grace period for rent payments, and more.

ALT The first page of a press release detailing the agreement reached between Maple Grove Tenant Union, Ridgeway Park Tenant Union, and their landlord, Jason Ostro, who runs a Texas-based corporation. This is the first tenant-bargained agreement in the state of Kentucky, and it is the first in the south. This is also the first example of tenant collective bargaining in HUD properties in recent history. The release details the specific provisions won, including union recognition, a grace period for rent payments, and more.

The second page of a press release detailing the agreement reached between Maple Grove Tenant Union, Ridgeway Park Tenant Union, and their landlord, Jason Ostro, who runs a Texas-based corporation. This is the first tenant-bargained agreement in the state of Kentucky, and it is the first in the south. This is also the first example of tenant collective bargaining in HUD properties in recent history. This page includes quotes from tenants who led the bargaining, including Mary Lou who says, "This is the beginning of a new beginning."

ALT The second page of a press release detailing the agreement reached between Maple Grove Tenant Union, Ridgeway Park Tenant Union, and their landlord, Jason Ostro, who runs a Texas-based corporation. This is the first tenant-bargained agreement in the state of Kentucky, and it is the first in the south. This is also the first example of tenant collective bargaining in HUD properties in recent history. This page includes quotes from tenants who led the bargaining, including Mary Lou who says, "This is the beginning of a new beginning."

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In These Times@inthesetimesmag
Feb 20
Minnesota tenants are organizing for a massive rent strike after ICE raids & lost wages push families to the brink—backed by unions representing 25K+ workers. @RebeccaJBurns_ & @sarahlazare on why what’s building in the Twin Cities matters everywhere. inthesetimes.com/article/ice…
A crowd marches down a residential street in daylight while a protester in the foreground holds a large sign reading “DE-ICE THE STREETS / NO FASCISTS.” Other signs in the crowd include “Stand with Minnesota” and a poster that reads, “The only minority ruining this country are the rich.”

ALT A crowd marches down a residential street in daylight while a protester in the foreground holds a large sign reading “DE-ICE THE STREETS / NO FASCISTS.” Other signs in the crowd include “Stand with Minnesota” and a poster that reads, “The only minority ruining this country are the rich.”

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Help us call tenants across the Twin Cities and build 10,000 pledges for the March 1st rent strike! We fought ICE out of Minnesota. Now we’re fighting to keep them in their homes. No experience needed. Out of towners welcome. Sign up: twin-cities-tenants.solidari…
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Rebecca Burns@RebeccaJBurns_
Feb 20
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 (🧵) inthesetimes.com/article/ice…

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

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“The occupation that’s taken place has woken so many of us up to the fact that we are all part of what’s happening with this... It directly affects everyone. And so we’ve shown how community pulls together.” @inthesetimesmag on our historic strike drive: inthesetimes.com/article/ice…

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

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