Mastodawn

#rally #opseu #tenants #union #workers #disability #odsp #indigenous #ontPoli #onPoli #homeless #psw #dougFord #Liberal #Ontario

vcallinan 6d ago

May 30 - #DougFord Protests in #Ontario

Just some issues:
Cuts to OSAP for further #education
Losening Environmental protections
Public #Healthcare underfunding in favour of the private sector
Protecting his governments' actions from The Freedom of Information Act
Ending of #RentControl, abandoning #tenants
#SpeedCamera removal, risking community & school zones.

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr.

https://protestdougford.com/

Protesting Doug Ford | Where The People Stand Up

CBC Canada 6d ago

Tenants on edge over dozens of fire code violations, unpaid bills at Thunder Bay, Ont., seniors' building
Residents of a seniors’ building in Thunder Bay, Ont., are weighing their options as their landlord faces unpaid utility bills and dozens of fire code violations. Formerly called McKellar Place, Vickers Manor, which is on sale for $18.9 million, is a privately owned six-storey building for those able ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/vickers-manor-thunder-bay-9.7214873?cmp=rss

CBC Thunder Bay 6d ago

Tenants on edge over dozens of fire code violations, unpaid bills at Thunder Bay, Ont., seniors' building
Residents of a seniors’ building in Thunder Bay, Ont., are weighing their options as their landlord faces unpaid utility bills and dozens of fire code violations. Formerly called McKellar Place, Vickers Manor, which is on sale for $18.9 million, is a privately owned six-storey building for those able ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/vickers-manor-thunder-bay-9.7214873?cmp=rss

socialehuur May 25

DW |24-05-26|

- Madrid protesters decry rising rents and housing shortage -

"More and more people are being forced into overcrowded conditions, having to live in shared rooms or even with other families," a spokesman for the tenants' union, Fernando de los Santos, told the AFP news agency.”

"According to the EU statistics agency Eurostat, housing costs rose nearly 13% year-on-year in 2025."

#tenants #rent #housing #housingcrisis #housingcosts #AdequateHousing #Madrid

https://www.dw.com/en/madrid-protestors-target-rising-rents-and-housing-shortage/a-77280884

Madrid protestors target rising rents and housing shortage

Housing has long ranked among voters' top concerns in Spain, where demand has risen due to tourism and immigration-driven population growth.

Deutsche Welle

Global News BC May 20

B.C. government paid over half a million dollars for 2 tenants in Vancouver SRO
The province now says that Atira, which was managing the SRO, received $3.9 million from BC Housing during the fiscal year ending on March 31.
#Economy #Politics #Atira #VancouverSRO
https://globalnews.ca/news/11858104/bc-government-paid-half-a-million-dollars-2-tenants-vancouver-sro/

CBC World May 18

World Cup heats up gentrification battle in Mexico City
The looming FIFA World Cup is intensifying gentrification in Mexico City, where advocates say landlords are pushing tenants out to convert long-term homes into short-term rentals — hoping to make a quick buck from tourist demand.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7203435?cmp=rss

CATU Waterford May 18

Newly elected CATU Waterford chair Aoife with member Michelle holding the trades' council flag at the Waterford May Day event marking the 90 year anniversary of Waterford anti-fascists going to fight in Spain.

CATU Waterford recently obtained an observer seat on the Waterford Council of Trade Unions, in order to better coordinate with other groups locally.

#CATU #Union #Organising #AntiFascist #Waterford #Ireland #History #MayDay #Tenants #HousingCrisis #Protest #Housing #Home #Ireland #Deise

CBC Top Stories May 14

How fires are permanently displacing Montrealers and reshaping neighbourhoods
When fires break out in multi-unit buildings in Montreal, tenants vacate and are taken in by the Red Cross. But what happens next can often be a difficult process to navigate for renters. Housing advocates worry these fires are leading to permanent displacement of tenants — and reshaping neighbourhoods in the process.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-fires-displacing-residents-9.7198371?cmp=rss

CBC Montreal May 14

How fires are permanently displacing Montrealers and reshaping neighbourhoods
When fires break out in multi-unit buildings in Montreal, tenants vacate and are taken in by the Red Cross. But what happens next can often be a difficult process to navigate for renters. Housing advocates worry these fires are leading to permanent displacement of tenants — and reshaping neighbourhoods in the process.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-fires-displacing-residents-9.7198371?cmp=rss