Tenants' Union of Catalonia
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| Sindicat de Llogateres (Catalan) | |
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| Formation | 12 May 2017 |
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| Type | Tenants' union |
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Publication | La Llogatera |
| Website | Official website  |
The Tenants' Union of Catalonia (Catalan: Sindicat de Llogateres de Catalunya), is a tenants' union in Catalonia.
The union publishes La Llogatera.[1]
History
[edit]Formation
[edit]In late 2016 representatives of the DESC Observatory, the 500x20 Association, the Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Barcelona, La Hidra Cooperativa, the Neighborhood Assembly for Sustainable Tourism, and Desllogades,[2] started meeting in Barcelona to discuss concerns about rising residential rental prices.[2] The Tenants' Union of Catalonia was established on 12 May 2017.[3]
Tenant organising
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In conjunction with other organisations,[4] the Tenants' Union began a rent strike on 1 April 2020 in protest government inaction regarding families unable to pay the rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The next day, the government announced a package of measures to help tenants, such as suspension of evictions for non-payment for a total of six months and the extension of all tenancy contracts. The union considered the measures to be insufficient to address the scale of the crisis and thus continued the strike.[6][7] A crowdfunding campaign raised more than 36,000 euros to fund counsel and legal support to the striking families. In 2022 and 2023, along with other organisations, protested against The District real estate fair at the Fira de Barcelona.[8][9]
In mid 2024, the Tenants' Union pressed for PSC–PSOE and Junts to restrict seasonal and holiday rentals.[10]
In late 2024, the Tenants' Union organised protests in Barcelona against high rent.[11][12][13]
See also
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- 1931 Barcelona rent strike
- 2008–2014 Spanish real estate crisis
- Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "La Llogatera – Sindicat de Llogateres". sindicatdellogateres.org (in Catalan). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b Anzano Bergua 2018.
- ^ "Presentació del Sindicat de Llogaters". xarxanet.org (in Spanish). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Sindicats de llogaters convoquen una vaga de lloguers davant la inacció del Govern espanyol". www.publico.es. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Sindicats de llogaters convoquen una vaga de lloguers davant la inacció del Govern espanyol". www.publico.es. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ ""Si no cobro, no pago": comença la vaga de lloguers". Nació Digital (in Catalan). 1 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "La vaga de lloguers es manté: què suposa i quines implicacions té?". www.publico.es. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Martín mostra el suport als activistes de The District". beteve.cat (in Catalan). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Irídia veu desproporcionada l'actuació dels mossos a The District | VÍDEO". beteve.cat (in Catalan). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Tenants' Union presses PSC and Junts to limit seasonal rentals in Catalonia". ContentEngine Noticias Financieras (English): NA–NA. 3 May 2024.
- ^ ""Se acabó. Bajemos los arriendos": la masiva protesta en Barcelona para exigir que se respete el derecho a la vivienda". BBC World News (in Spanish). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Miles de personas exigen en Barcelona la bajada de los alquileres y plantean una huelga de inquilinos". El Mundo. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona". AP News. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
Works cited
[edit]- Anzano Bergua, Xavier (30 November 2018). Sindicat de Llogaters i Llogateres. El inquilinato insumiso (Report). Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
- Palomera, Jaime (2018). "Els sindicats de llogaters i la lluita per l'habitatge en el nou cicle de financiarització". Papers (Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona): 156–163. ISSN 2013-7958.