About the Tenants Union
The mission of the Tenants Union (TU) is to create housing justice through grassroots education, organizing and advocacy. Founded in 1977, the Tenants Union carries on a proud legacy of empowerment based education and powerful grassroots organizing. Our work creates concrete improvements in tenants’ living conditions and challenges and transforms unjust housing policies and practices. We achieve organizing victories through outreach, training, leadership development, strategic analysis, creative direct action and legislative advocacy.
The TU's work is grounded in the strong conviction that tenants must be the leaders of efforts to transform our housing conditions and communities. The work of the TU is led and supported by hundreds of members statewide. In our work the TU embraces the values of equality, equity, hope, sustainability, respect, grassroots leadership, dignity, direct action, civic courage, self-determination, anti-racism and anti-oppression.
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01/19/10: TU News
Action Alert: Contact Your Legislator in Support of Fair Tenant Screening Act
The Tenants Union of Washington was back in Olympia today to testify in support of the Fair Tenant Screening Act. Low income tenants often pay hundreds of dollars to landlords for multiple copies of the same screening reports, just to get denied over and over. The Fair Tenant Screening Act will ensure affordability and accuracy in tenant screening reports. Take a minute to call your state Representatives TODAY and ask them to support this bill: 1-800-562-6000.
Continue Reading...01/13/10: TU News
Tenants Union Testifies in Support of New 30/60 Day No Cause Eviction Notices
This morning in Olympia, Alouise Urness of the Tenants Union of Washington joined with Greg Provenzano of Columbia Legal Services and other housing allies to testify in support of an important bill that would give tenants more time to deal with ‘no cause’ notices to terminate tenancy.
Continue Reading...01/12/10: TU News
Join the Tenants Union for Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day in Olympia. Friday, February 12th from 8:30 until 1:00.
Join the TU and hundreds of housing advocates to tell our elected officials that “everyone deserves the opportunity to live in a safe, decent, and affordable home!“
Continue Reading...12/03/09: TU News
This Holiday Season Please Invest in the Tenants Union
Recall the great victories for housing justice that the TU achieved over the years. Envision an even stronger Tenants Union in the years to come. And please take a moment to invest in this vision and future for the Tenants Union.
Continue Reading...12/01/09: TU News
Join the TU For Our First Strategic Planning Workshop
With our summer crisis behind us, it’s time to build a new, stronger, more sustainable Tenants Union. If you are passionate about tenants rights and you want to contribute to the long-term vision of the Tenants Union, we need you!
Join us on Thursday, December 17th (6pm to 8pm) as we build a new TU that will endure for decades to come.
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