Right to the City Alliance
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We’re a national alliance of orgs fighting for the rights of working class & communities of color to remain in, reclaim & rebuild our cities ⚡️ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴜs⚡️ #HomesForAll ✊🏾
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More than 40% of Amazon workers get injured on the job, according to a 2023 report. The company says they are “industrial athletes.”
“It Kind of Feels Like Prison”: Injured, Burned Out and Under Surveillance at Amazon
More than 40% of Amazon workers get injured on the job, according to a new report. The company says they are “industrial athletes.”
inthesetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
More than 40% of Amazon workers get injured on the job, according to a 2023 report. The company says they are “industrial athletes.”
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25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.
In the face of a hostile legislature & stalled policies, #Miami tenants have stopped asking politicians for help & started building their own power—by turning corporate landlords’ financial records into weapons. Read more: bit.ly/MWCtenants #HomesForAll #RightToARoof
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In the face of a hostile legislature & stalled policies, #Miami tenants have stopped asking politicians for help & started building their own power—by turning corporate landlords’ financial records into weapons. Read more: bit.ly/MWCtenants #HomesForAll #RightToARoof
In California, disaster-triggered #renter protections are a crucial victory that contributes to a just recovery for working-class people facing the #climate crisis. 🌍 Read more: bit.ly/NBOPclimate #HomesForAll #StopEvictions #RightToARoof
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
In California, disaster-triggered #renter protections are a crucial victory that contributes to a just recovery for working-class people facing the #climate crisis. 🌍 Read more: bit.ly/NBOPclimate #HomesForAll #StopEvictions #RightToARoof
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5/ “The rent is too damn high and the quality [of housing] is way too low." Our first story examines the growing push for better housing conditions and landlord accountability. Where are these fights happening? Read the story: shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
Why Habitability Is a Growing Rallying Cry
Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around habitability: mold, cooling, and more. How did we get here?
shelterforce.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
5/ “The rent is too damn high and the quality [of housing] is way too low." Our first story examines the growing push for better housing conditions and landlord accountability. Where are these fights happening? Read the story: shelterforce.org/2025/11/18/w...
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From Santa Cruz to New York City, local ballot measures are reshaping housing policy.
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
From Santa Cruz to New York City, local ballot measures are reshaping housing policy.
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
Shelterforce explains how: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#HousingPolicy #Shelterforce
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Local governments are stepping up on housing as federal funds fall short.
Here’s what voters approved this year: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#AffordableHousing #HousingJustice
Here’s what voters approved this year: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#AffordableHousing #HousingJustice
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Local governments are stepping up on housing as federal funds fall short.
Here’s what voters approved this year: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#AffordableHousing #HousingJustice
Here’s what voters approved this year: bit.ly/3LHVUNK
#AffordableHousing #HousingJustice
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An immigrant doesn’t stand between you and a good job.
A billionaire does.
A billionaire does.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
An immigrant doesn’t stand between you and a good job.
A billionaire does.
A billionaire does.
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Trump wants to evict immigrant families from public housing & Section 8.
Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
Keep Families Together: HUD Housing Teach in · Peoples Action Institute
Trump wants to displace immigrant families from public housing and Section 8.
WE WILL NOT ALLOW THIS.
We must protect our neighbors, keep families together, and prevent more people from becoming ...
mobilize.us
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Trump wants to evict immigrant families from public housing & Section 8.
Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
Join our upcoming teach-in & fight back!
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Imagine living somewhere for 50 yrs just for big real estate corps to start buying out your neighborhood ❌? Annie Gordon and many other working class tenants are fighting to stay in their homes 📣. Join Annie, testify for Rent Stabilization Bill. Email legislators to ACT NOW 🚨
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Imagine living somewhere for 50 yrs just for big real estate corps to start buying out your neighborhood ❌? Annie Gordon and many other working class tenants are fighting to stay in their homes 📣. Join Annie, testify for Rent Stabilization Bill. Email legislators to ACT NOW 🚨
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Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hundreds of Starbucks baristas and labor organizers blockaded Starbucks' largest distribution center in York, Pennsylvania, halting distribution of syrups, coffee beans, and other supplies to the entire northeast.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
This escalation is part of @sbworkersunited.org's ongoing strike.
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"[27%] of #renters are severely burdened, spending more than 50% of their income on #housing.
As #rents have grown, the amount families have left after paying for housing and #utilities has fallen to record lows."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#Congress #RentControl
As #rents have grown, the amount families have left after paying for housing and #utilities has fallen to record lows."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#Congress #RentControl
Fast food is losing its low-income customers. Economists call it a symptom of the stark wealth divide
These customers are feeling the pressures of higher prices on groceries and apparel and the growing costs of rent and child care, the company's chief executive said in a recent earnings call.
www.latimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"[27%] of #renters are severely burdened, spending more than 50% of their income on #housing.
As #rents have grown, the amount families have left after paying for housing and #utilities has fallen to record lows."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#Congress #RentControl
As #rents have grown, the amount families have left after paying for housing and #utilities has fallen to record lows."
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
#Congress #RentControl
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A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of more than 2,000 National Guard troops to police Washington, DC, is illegal and must come to an end.
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Halt Illegal DC National Guard Deployment
The ruling comes amid legal battles over Trump’s moves to deploy the National Guard in other US cities.
truthout.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s deployment of more than 2,000 National Guard troops to police Washington, DC, is illegal and must come to an end.
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Federal housing programs directly subsidize at least 34,350 rental units. The city is at risk of losing more than one in five of these affordable housing units between 2026 and 2036.
Philadelphia is at risk of losing more than 7,500 subsidized rental homes during the next decade, report says
Federal housing programs directly subsidize at least 34,350 rental units. The city is at risk of losing more than one in five of these affordable housing units between 2026 and 2036.
www.inquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Federal housing programs directly subsidize at least 34,350 rental units. The city is at risk of losing more than one in five of these affordable housing units between 2026 and 2036.
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, intended to give limited aid to people who could face eviction due to unexpected challenges in their lives, sustained large budget cuts this year
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Hundreds of struggling renters in nation’s capital line up to ask for help
Many had lost jobs and fallen behind on rent. But D.C.’s emergency rental aid program is limited after major budget cuts.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, intended to give limited aid to people who could face eviction due to unexpected challenges in their lives, sustained large budget cuts this year
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
#Housing organizers have identified our most vital source of resilience as #climate disasters intensify: the trust between neighbors, which we are forging into a powerful force for collective survival & justice. Read more: bit.ly/housingclimate
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#Housing organizers have identified our most vital source of resilience as #climate disasters intensify: the trust between neighbors, which we are forging into a powerful force for collective survival & justice. Read more: bit.ly/housingclimate
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Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first city to tie minimum wage to rental costs
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates
www.abqjournal.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Santa Fe is now the first city to tie the minimum wage to the cost of rent.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
The Santa Fe City Council voted to raise its minimum wage from $15/hr to $17.50 by 2027 — but they also added another provision.
Future increases will factor in inflation, and the price of housing.
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"While the housing application system in New York doesn’t explicitly exclude Chinese-speaking seniors, it silently expects them to adapt to structures that were never designed with them in mind."
Read more: bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #ImmigrantRights
Read more: bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #ImmigrantRights
Four Ways to Address the Housing Challenges Older Chinese Immigrants Face
For seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York's affordable housing system is a challenge.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"While the housing application system in New York doesn’t explicitly exclude Chinese-speaking seniors, it silently expects them to adapt to structures that were never designed with them in mind."
Read more: bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #ImmigrantRights
Read more: bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #ImmigrantRights
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“I am doing all I can. I just need more time.”
Via: @gothamist.com
gothamist.com/news/majorit...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
Via: @gothamist.com
gothamist.com/news/majorit...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
Majority of formerly homeless families in Far Rockaway building sent to eviction court
Related Companies and WIN operate a supportive housing unit in Far Rockaway, where 43 tenants faced eviction proceedings and four were evicted or left.
gothamist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“I am doing all I can. I just need more time.”
Via: @gothamist.com
gothamist.com/news/majorit...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
Via: @gothamist.com
gothamist.com/news/majorit...
#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
The same public subsidies that fund Memphis’s slumlords now bankroll Elon Musk’s pollution, revealing a single, profitable system that organizers are challenging by uniting the struggles for #housing & #ClimateJustice. 🏡🌍✊🏾 Read more: bit.ly/MTUsolidarity #HomesForAll
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The same public subsidies that fund Memphis’s slumlords now bankroll Elon Musk’s pollution, revealing a single, profitable system that organizers are challenging by uniting the struggles for #housing & #ClimateJustice. 🏡🌍✊🏾 Read more: bit.ly/MTUsolidarity #HomesForAll
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New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers [via @wired.com]
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers [via @wired.com]
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“Fast-food prices at McDonald’s have risen so high that traffic from one of the industry’s core customer bases, low-income households, has dropped by double digits.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Fast-food prices at McDonald’s have risen so high that traffic from one of the industry’s core customer bases, low-income households, has dropped by double digits.” www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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The price of a home in America has nearly doubled in the last 10 years.
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The price of a home in America has nearly doubled in the last 10 years.
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Let's send corrupt corporations a message they can't ignore this holiday season. Join us to boycott Home Depot, Target, and Amazon from November 27th through December 1st.
We Ain't Buying It! Pledge to Boycott with SURJ · Showing Up for Racial Justice
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### SURJ is joining forces with the _We Ain't Buying It!_ Campaign to send a clear message to corporate America and the ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Let's send corrupt corporations a message they can't ignore this holiday season. Join us to boycott Home Depot, Target, and Amazon from November 27th through December 1st.
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NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing