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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"This isn’t policy -- it's a mess" A disappointing September jobs report is highlighting the growing wealth divide. The White House calls Trump’s economy "strong," but Tenant Union Federation’s @taraghuveer.bsky.social argues,"Trump and his billionaire friends are just getting richer."
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‘This is GASLIGHTING’: rough jobs report highlights wealth gap as Trump says economy is ‘great’
As Americans struggle with rising costs, a rough jobs report highlights an increasingly uneven economy under Donald Trump as he continues to surround himself with the nation’s wealthiest. Darrick Hami...
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isaac @sevier.io · 11/09/2026
“We’re organizing to establish tenants as a political and economic class that cannot be ignored,” @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @marketplace.org
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Feeling the squeeze after paying your rent today? There’s a way for you and millions of other tenants to fight back against skyrocketing rental housing costs: tenant unions. @taraghuveer.bsky.social explains what they are, how they work, and how you can start your own.
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What Your Landlord Doesn’t Want You to Know (ft. Tara Raghuveer)
Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field betw
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David Zoltan (he/they) @wonkicorn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Decommodifying housing is the only way we will achieve affordability. Glad to see my friend, @taraghuveer.bsky.social, quoted here and working at the national level on real solutions. We passed social housing here in Chicago but still await even the first project to be proposed. We need action soon.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
For @nybooks.com, on the road to the NYC rent freeze and what else is possible for a tenant movement adjusting to formal power. Many thanks to Max for edits, and to @caaavnyc.bsky.social, @tenantbloc.bsky.social, and CASA for allowing me a peek into their organizing ❤️‍🔥 www.nybooks.com/online/2026/...
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The Road to the Rent Freeze | Tara Raghuveer
On the evening of June 25, minutes after New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze the rent for a million rent-stabilized apartments across
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Donald Trump can tout the new “Golden Age” all he wants, but working Americans are struggling. He’s a “hypocrite,” says @taraghuveer.bsky.social, Dir. of the Tenant Union Federation. Trump ran on the economy, but “insists on kicking Americans in their pocketbooks."
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‘Golden Age?’: Trump GASLIGHTS Americans on affordability
Donald Trump touts a “Golden Age,” but Americans’ wallets say otherwise. “Affordability is the winning message,” says Tara Raghuveer, Director of the Tenant Union Federation. She says that Trump, a “r...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It's Union School season. Tenant Union Federation's organizing training, this year w 809 trainees from 131 cities across 39 states. Reno to Richmond, El Paso to Ann Arbor, tenants joined w properties ID'd, or ready for an assignment. At minimum, this means we organize 26,250 units by Sept :)
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isaac @sevier.io · 09/07/2026
Tenant unions are stepping up - organized groups of neighbors - when for profit electricity companies are shutting tenants off and putting their lives at risk. Check out @taraghuveer.bsky.social talking about rent strikes & tenant victories on So True. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDjX...
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Tara Raghuveer Returns
YouTube video by So True with Caleb Hearon
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
A closer look at the #MamdaniEffect. For too long, politicians have lacked a "fundamental curiosity" about the experiences of American workers, says @taraghuveer.bsky.social. Progressive wins signal a "new way forward in American politics." #ConnectwithJacob
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Slate of progressive election wins highlight national affordability conversation
A slate of progressive candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept key New York primaries. Progressive gains nationwide point to "a new way forward in American politics," says Tara...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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.
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The Secret to Lowering Rents (ft. Tara Raghuveer)
Are you sick and tired of dealing with soaring rent and crumbling buildings? Do you want to level the playing field betw
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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-...
Trailer park residents in Montana hold signs announcing their May 1 rent strike.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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 ❤️‍🔥
A photo of Mary Lou and Ms. Pauline holding the signed agreement, looking tough. A photo of Kentucky Tenant Union members celebrating after the win.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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.
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."
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Rebecca Burns @rebeccaburns.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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-...
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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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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Eric, I know you're in touch with many of the organizations behind this. I am confident that your expertise about the risks will be very welcome and can be integrated into the FAQ (which does exist in Spanish and Soomaali and will soon exist in Hmong, Arabic, and more). IX is reaching out. Thanks!
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is the second rent strike win from KC Tenants in one year. Independence Towers sent precedent: poor tenants can organize, strike, win. Bowen Tower followed suit: they organized, they went on strike, and they won. Tenants are using our ultimate power: our rent. More of this, everywhere, soon.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Since October, Bowen Tower tenants have withheld over $110,000. The Bowen Tower Tenant Union has agreed to repay 35% of the rent tenants withheld during the strike, excluding what has already been settled in eviction court, and excluding legal fees.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The negotiated rent and utility rates will reduce tenants’ monthly obligation by $90-$150 compared to current levels. Rent/utilities will be frozen for two years. During the strike, tenants won $45,758 in rent debt cancellation in court.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The tenants won two-year leases, rent reductions, good cause eviction protections, and a schedule for major repairs by March 2026. All current evictions against strikers will be dismissed, and all lease non-renewals against strikers will be rescinded.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
RENT STRIKE WIN Yesterday, four months into their rent strike– the first in Raytown, MO history– Bowen Tower Tenant Union signed an agreement with their landlord. The agreement satisfies key demands and allows the union to de-escalate the strike by Feb 1.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Will have more resources to share on property-level tenant union organizing in this moment soon ❤️‍🔥
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
IF NO ORG EXISTS: Build some form of organization, in your building/on your block/in your kid’s school/at work/at the gym/etc. Get contact info, start a chat, test an initial activity (ie flyering the neighborhood w rights/hotline info). Start small, build at the speed of trust.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
HOW TO SHOW UP: Make a commitment and be consistent. Don’t over-promise, don’t flake, don’t burn yourself out. Be disciplined, accept feedback, don’t put others in danger. It’s not about you… and don’t erase yourself. Present ideas, organize around them, call shots, try shit.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This is not the time to be overly precious about finding your forever political home. Identify or build a group that’s good enough and take a role. Plug into what exists rather than duplicating.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Clear strategy (aka goals and a plan), structure that’s pretty easy to figure out if you’re new, ways to plug in quickly, a commitment to evaluate everything. In moments like this, prioritize maximum collaboration, low ego, high impact…
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
It’s also a time to expand these connections to share risk, by organizing those who have a lot at stake and people with less at stake, together. The second group can take on risk for the first (ie parents forming carpools w kids of immigrants so their parents can limit exposure)
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Join an organization. WHY: We all need localized protection, a crew of people we know, who can support with day-to-day things like rides, groceries, etc., and who can activate for more as needed. Many ppl live life like this already, now is a good time to deepen/formalize…
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
On Jan 1 tenants in Raytown, MO will enter their fourth month on rent strike, the third strike in the KC area in a year, and a signal of a national trend as tenants begin exercising our ultimate power: our rent. Today in the @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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How a landlord responded when tenants formed a union, stopped paying rent
In Kansas City, Missouri, where housing costs are rising at twice the national average, a successful rent strike at one building inspired another across town in what is poised to become a national mov...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
On Monday we rallied at the CRG HQ in Spring Valley, NY and encountered a violent attack (one of CRG's reps was arrested after assaulting tenants). They're spending time/money- and sustaining major reputational hits- to stop the organizing. The tenant union poses an existential threat.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
CRG's response signals what we can expect as our organizing threatens more/bigger landlords. It would be easy for CRG to bargain with tenants (CEO Moshe Eichler was there in Aug), but as the union grows, they're spooked, resorting to paid counter-protestors and legit attacks...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Since Aug the Tenant Union Federation has organized 9 unions in 6 states, repping 1500+ tenants Capital Realty Group properties. This is the most significant portfolio organizing ever. CRG has responded by ripping pages out of the labor union-busting playbook... inthesetimes.com/article/tena...
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As Tenants Organize, Landlords Embrace Old-School Union-Busting
Tenant union members say they’ve faced threats, surveillance and retaliation from their private equity landlord, which has retained a notorious “union avoidance” firm.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Rent is due tomorrow. The rent is too damn high. Meanwhile the Trump admin seeks to cut millions off from housing support. This is not only cruel but also politically stupid and will guarantee unseen levels of homelessness. And now a political meltdown on hud.gov...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A top real estate industry newsletter this morning: "This campaign [by the Tenant Union Federation, to organize tenants across the Capital Realty Group portfolio] could reshape tenant power in the era of corporate landlords." www.credaily.com/newsletters/...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
In Bisnow today: “Mr. Eichler and Capital Realty Group have the opportunity to do the right thing, which is in the interest of all involved parties: return to the bargaining table and sign an agreement with the unions. As of now, they are failing to do so." archive.ph/AYHiE#select...
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
In the last six weeks, the Tenant Union Federation launched seven (7) majority tenant unions, across five (5) states, representing 1000 units of housing owned by Capital Realty Group, a New York-based corporate landlord. The first portfolio organizing of its kind... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio
By organizing renters across Capital Realty Group’s affordable housing complexes, the Tenant Union Federation hopes to bring sectoral bargaining to negotiations with large landlords.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Big takeaway: Risk. Mamdani’s win was so decisive that it can now seem preordained. But as recently as six mos ago he was unknown and rent, as a political matter, was third rail. Tenants and Mamdani took a bet on each other. Mega thanks @caaavnyc.bsky.social, @tenantbloc.bsky.social for their time
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
To understand how @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the mayoral primary by a full 12 points last month, it helps to understand how tenants like Ferdousi Begum and Parveg Hasan decided to go on the offensive against real estate. My first for @nybooks.com, learned tons! www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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How New York’s Tenants Won | Tara Raghuveer
The night before the New York City municipal primary, the air was sticky with heat and Ferdousi Begum was too tense to sleep. For the past six months,
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
One of the most brutal days in American history, on the brink of 17M losing Medicaid, 3.2M losing SNAP, massive wealth transfer to billionaires, 20x expansion of ICE. But the National Apartment Association (landlord lobby) celebrates this cruel bill as a "95% win for the housing industry."
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Trump's economy is chaos, inflation is up, rent inflation is up, shelter is (still) the biggest overall contributor to overall inflation, the rent is (still) too damn high. Without a plan to bring down the cost of rent, Trump is cooked: www.bls.gov/news.release...
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Consumer Price Index Summary - 2025 M02 Results
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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
One of the best things to happen to me in the last 5 years was meeting @taraghuveer.bsky.social, and then @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social. They are geniuses. And now they're working together! Read them! I've been working on both housing + climate issues since 2011; these two will change the world.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 adore you both. Thank you Daniel ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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Redfin Reveals 22% Of Renters Say They Have Nothing Left After Paying Rent
More than one-fifth of U.S. renters report spending their entire regular income on rent payments, pointing to the severe strain of housing costs on American households, according to new survey data fr...
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Ruthy Gourevitch @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
In the next four years, tenant unions will deepen their organizing. They'll win safer homes, fairer leases, and local regulatory policies, all of which can build the blueprint for national change. Great to write some on this and more w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @theprospect.bsky.social
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Look for the Tenant Union
Those caught in the crossfire of corporate landlords and financial engineering need a regulatory agenda to protect them.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The average rent in the United States has about doubled since 2005.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
22% of tenants spend 100% of their income on rent. That’s 10 million households spending everything they earn on a place to live. The rent is too damn high and something's gotta give. The question isn’t whether tenants will revolt, but whether it’s from a place of desperation or power.
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Tara Raghuveer @taraghuveer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The rent is too damn high
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