NEW HAVEN, Conn.—This summer, the Blake Street Tenants Union in New Haven has been actively mobilizing mass action and engaging in a stiff legal struggle to defend their community from ongoing aggressive, profit-driven rent increases. As a result, a corporate landlord in Connecticut has been forced to publicly recognize the union and to withdraw several eviction notices and engage in collective bargaining.
According to public reports and court records, the Blake Street Tenants Union has been targeted by Ocean Management for union-busting and attempted retaliatory evictions. After two years of neglecting the Elizabeth Apartments, Ocean Management demanded rent increases of 30% in June.
To fight back, the Tenants Union issued a united demand for collective bargaining. It was signed by nearly 100% of the building’s residents and called upon Ocean Management to come to the table, negotiate rents, and address squalid conditions caused by the company’s mismanagement.
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