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As tenants, one of the most powerful tools we have in our perpetual conflict with landlordism is the rent strike. We can control their profits and by withholding rent tenants have the capacity to cause direct and material harm, strengthening tenants position at the negotiating table, although, it has it's risks. In this panel we bring together tenant organisers from multiple international tenant unions to discuss their direct experience with the tactic of rent strikes, including the benefits, drawbacks and necessary conditions, to explore it's utility in the struggle to achieve housing justice for all.
This session will run straight into the screening of the CATU film The Rent Strike.
CATU Ireland is a tenants and community union operating across the 32 counties of Ireland.
York South-Weston Tenant Union is a tenants union in Toronto, Canada.
Sindicat de Llogateres is the Barcelona Tenants Union.
Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos de Madrid is the Madrid Tenants Union.
ACTA is an organization of Chicago tenant unions and tenants that builds unions to defend against landlord exploitation, primarily on the West Side.
The LA Tenants Union is a tenant-led movement fighting for safe, affordable housing, rent control, and against evictions, funded by its members.
GMTU is a tenants and community union operating across three boroughs of Greater Manchester. It was founded in 2018 and is a supporting organisation for TWT 2025.
