L.A. Tenants Union
@latenantsunion.bsky.social
We're a tenant-led, member-funded union fighting for the human right to housing. We stop evictions, teach tenant rights & organize rent strikes across Los Angeles. JOIN! https://latenantsunion.org/join/
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It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's hard to express what it meant to watch Maurice, Natalia, Celeste, and Rhea tell their stories—in their own voices—this morning.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
The segment revealed a brutal reality: homelessness at this scale isn't about personal failure. It's the result of policy choices and systems built to exploit people.
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Housing organizers warn against putting people out “as long as I.C.E. is in our city.” https://bit.ly/4oGuo1C
Chicago tenants demand eviction moratorium amid federal invasion
Housing organizers are warning against putting people out on the street “as long as ICE is in our city.”
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November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Housing organizers warn against putting people out “as long as I.C.E. is in our city.” https://bit.ly/4oGuo1C
Today LA City Council voted to strengthen the LA rent stabilization law, so that increases will range from 1-4% instead of the current rule, 3-8%. This will affect hundreds of thousands of households. Congrats & thank you to everyone who fought so hard to win this!
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LA reforms rent control for first time in 40 years, lowering rent hikes for most tenants
Under the reforms approved by a majority of City Council members, rent hikes would be capped at 4%, even if inflation in the overall economy runs higher.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Today LA City Council voted to strengthen the LA rent stabilization law, so that increases will range from 1-4% instead of the current rule, 3-8%. This will affect hundreds of thousands of households. Congrats & thank you to everyone who fought so hard to win this!
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Just published!
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
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Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes
Since the nineteenth century, working-class families have predominantly relied on tenements for housing, with rents often consuming a large portion of their household budgets. There is a long and cont...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just published!
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
Rent Strikes: A history of collective tenant actions across the world, the book I edited with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, is out now from @uclpress.bsky.social
It's OPEN ACCESS, part of the "Work Around the World" series by @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st...
On Wednesday, LA City Council will vote on strengthening the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the law that protects hundreds of thousands of tenants from giant rent increases. Please make calls & send emails in support of the changes today, & join us on Wednesday at 8am at City Hall!
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On Wednesday, LA City Council will vote on strengthening the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the law that protects hundreds of thousands of tenants from giant rent increases. Please make calls & send emails in support of the changes today, & join us on Wednesday at 8am at City Hall!
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After DHS agents descended upon a Home Depot in Los Angeles, @latenantsunion.bsky.social spent the summer experimenting. @city.bsky.social reports on how organizers built a long-term protective presence for Issue No. 8
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November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
After DHS agents descended upon a Home Depot in Los Angeles, @latenantsunion.bsky.social spent the summer experimenting. @city.bsky.social reports on how organizers built a long-term protective presence for Issue No. 8
hammerandhope.org/article/los-...
hammerandhope.org/article/los-...
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It's been 5 months since the federal siege of LA began. In recent weeks, raids have not been as widely reported as they were over the summer. Community defense teams witnessed a dramatic uptick in kidnappings in Ktown, Pico-Union, MacArthur Park, Mid City, & Downtown LA
@lataco.bsky.social
@lataco.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's been 5 months since the federal siege of LA began. In recent weeks, raids have not been as widely reported as they were over the summer. Community defense teams witnessed a dramatic uptick in kidnappings in Ktown, Pico-Union, MacArthur Park, Mid City, & Downtown LA
@lataco.bsky.social
@lataco.bsky.social
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He said there was no room to sleep. People sat up, slept on the floor, standing up. He saw many pregnant women there too. The conditions were unbearable. His wife is horrified by his account.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He said there was no room to sleep. People sat up, slept on the floor, standing up. He saw many pregnant women there too. The conditions were unbearable. His wife is horrified by his account.
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Her husband was at Broadview one month and she was never able to talk to him. Not until he was already in Mexico. He had been in Chicago for 20 years. Her husband shared that the numbers of people there were astounding. It just makes me think how many people that are not counted/just disappeared.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband was at Broadview one month and she was never able to talk to him. Not until he was already in Mexico. He had been in Chicago for 20 years. Her husband shared that the numbers of people there were astounding. It just makes me think how many people that are not counted/just disappeared.
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Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Her husband told her that detainees at Broadview had to get up at 5am to get in line for one bathroom. He often peed himself. One time he had to wait until 2pm to use the bathroom. You could only use the bathroom once a day. He said the agents would beat you if you used the bathroom on yourself.
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He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
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DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen
🧵 2 parts
🧵 2 parts
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Snatches Multiple People in Salvadoran Corridor Raid, Including a U.S. Citizen
🧵 2 parts
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Ten Years in the Tenant Power Movement
A conversation among several tenant organizers who helped start the LA Tenants Union:
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A conversation among several tenant organizers who helped start the LA Tenants Union:
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TEN YEARS IN THE TENANT POWER MOVEMENT
A Conversation with Founding Organizers of L.A. Tenants Union, Part One
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ten Years in the Tenant Power Movement
A conversation among several tenant organizers who helped start the LA Tenants Union:
radioultrared.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
A conversation among several tenant organizers who helped start the LA Tenants Union:
radioultrared.substack.com/p/ten-years-...
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Organizing for and with solidarity works.
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Organizing for and with solidarity works.
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Thanks to its tenant unions, Los Angeles County could be on the verge of enacting an eviction moratorium to hit back against Donald Trump’s "mass deportation" raids.
An Eviction Moratorium Against ICE?
Thanks to its tenant unions, Los Angeles County could be on the verge of enacting an eviction moratorium to hit back against Donald Trump’s "mass deportation" raids.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thanks to its tenant unions, Los Angeles County could be on the verge of enacting an eviction moratorium to hit back against Donald Trump’s "mass deportation" raids.
The Virgil Square Tenants Association in Koreatown is 5 months into a RUBS utilities strike against their landlord Equity Residential.
@debtcollective.bsky.social
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LA Tenants’ Strikes Forced a Major Landlord to Refund Opaque Utility Fees. Their Fight Isn’t Over.
A commonly used billing system can allow landlords to quietly shift building utility costs onto tenants. Tenants say it’s time to break open the black box.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Virgil Square Tenants Association in Koreatown is 5 months into a RUBS utilities strike against their landlord Equity Residential.
@debtcollective.bsky.social
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@debtcollective.bsky.social
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On Saturday October 11th at 2pm, tenant leaders from Hillside Villa, who won their FIVE YEAR LONG RENT STRIKE, will be speaking at Midnight Books. Join us!
October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
On Saturday October 11th at 2pm, tenant leaders from Hillside Villa, who won their FIVE YEAR LONG RENT STRIKE, will be speaking at Midnight Books. Join us!
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New on Knock: with immigrant communities still reeling from the fascist raids, the Los Angeles Tenants Union is calling on the Board of Supervisors to pass an eviction moratorium to protect their homes. The proposal will be further discussed at the October 7 BoS meeting
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LATU Urges Board of Supervisors to Approve an Eviction Moratorium - Knock LA
The LA Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to approve rent relief for tenants and to take exploratory steps toward an eviction moratorium.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
New on Knock: with immigrant communities still reeling from the fascist raids, the Los Angeles Tenants Union is calling on the Board of Supervisors to pass an eviction moratorium to protect their homes. The proposal will be further discussed at the October 7 BoS meeting
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We just built a NEW tech tool that *any current or former tenant* in the entire country can use for free — it will generate a legal letter for you that reports to collections agencies, credit bureaus and regulatory agencies.
Go to reportmylandlord.org to fight back.
Go to reportmylandlord.org to fight back.
October 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We just built a NEW tech tool that *any current or former tenant* in the entire country can use for free — it will generate a legal letter for you that reports to collections agencies, credit bureaus and regulatory agencies.
Go to reportmylandlord.org to fight back.
Go to reportmylandlord.org to fight back.
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ICE agents abducted Chicago day laborer Willian Gimenez—who is suing off-duty cops for violence at Home Depot. Advocates say his arrest is retaliation for speaking out.
ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers
“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICE agents abducted Chicago day laborer Willian Gimenez—who is suing off-duty cops for violence at Home Depot. Advocates say his arrest is retaliation for speaking out.
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It's been another morning of terror in Chicagoland. ICE is snatching people across burbs + city.
More cars abandoned on the side of the road, & more day laborers disappeared.
A van rolls into the Broadview "processing facility." After gates close, agents move 3 men in shackles into the building.
More cars abandoned on the side of the road, & more day laborers disappeared.
A van rolls into the Broadview "processing facility." After gates close, agents move 3 men in shackles into the building.
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's been another morning of terror in Chicagoland. ICE is snatching people across burbs + city.
More cars abandoned on the side of the road, & more day laborers disappeared.
A van rolls into the Broadview "processing facility." After gates close, agents move 3 men in shackles into the building.
More cars abandoned on the side of the road, & more day laborers disappeared.
A van rolls into the Broadview "processing facility." After gates close, agents move 3 men in shackles into the building.
EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW!
The County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on a motion to explore eviction moratorium options today. They put it on the agenda last minute, after we packed the room at their meeting on rent relief last week to instead demand an eviction moratorium!
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The County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on a motion to explore eviction moratorium options today. They put it on the agenda last minute, after we packed the room at their meeting on rent relief last week to instead demand an eviction moratorium!
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LA County considers reviving COVID-era eviction policy to aid immigrant renters
As many immigrant families struggle to pay rent, county leaders ask: Is another eviction moratorium the solution?
laist.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW!
The County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on a motion to explore eviction moratorium options today. They put it on the agenda last minute, after we packed the room at their meeting on rent relief last week to instead demand an eviction moratorium!
laist.com/news/housing...
The County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on a motion to explore eviction moratorium options today. They put it on the agenda last minute, after we packed the room at their meeting on rent relief last week to instead demand an eviction moratorium!
laist.com/news/housing...
Last week the LA County Board of Supervisors was set to discuss rent relief - instead we filled the room with people demanding an eviction moratorium. They will vote on exploring options tomorrow.
ICE raids are driving a looming eviction crisis for LA immigrants.
Calls for a countywide eviction moratorium are growing after immigrant tenants in LA report lost wages, falling behind on rent and landlords threatening to call ICE on them.
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Calls for a countywide eviction moratorium are growing after immigrant tenants in LA report lost wages, falling behind on rent and landlords threatening to call ICE on them.
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ICE raids are driving a looming eviction crisis for LA immigrants
Calls for a countywide eviction moratorium are growing after immigrant tenants in LA report lost wages, falling behind on rent and landlords threatening to call ICE on them.
lapublicpress.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Last week the LA County Board of Supervisors was set to discuss rent relief - instead we filled the room with people demanding an eviction moratorium. They will vote on exploring options tomorrow.
Tomorrow the @lacountybos.bsky.social will vote on "exploring options for an eviction moratorium" across all of LA County in response to the economic crisis caused by the ICE raids.
This motion was put on the agenda after we filled the meeting on Wednesday to tell them rent relief isn't enough.
This motion was put on the agenda after we filled the meeting on Wednesday to tell them rent relief isn't enough.
September 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tomorrow the @lacountybos.bsky.social will vote on "exploring options for an eviction moratorium" across all of LA County in response to the economic crisis caused by the ICE raids.
This motion was put on the agenda after we filled the meeting on Wednesday to tell them rent relief isn't enough.
This motion was put on the agenda after we filled the meeting on Wednesday to tell them rent relief isn't enough.
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Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
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@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
This School District Is Preparing ‘Lockdowns’ — But Now It’s Not Just For Shootings
They’ve spent years preparing for natural disasters and school shootings. Now, they are ready to do lockdowns in response to immigration raids.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Los Angeles teachers are patrolling the streets, linking w immigration/ tenants’ advocates, and repurposing lockdown policies designed to protect students from active shooters or wildfires — all to protect them from ICE
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...
@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social and I report
www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...