Examples of rent strike in a Sentence
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Her most notable work includes reviving Juneteenth celebrations and organizing a rent strike.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Veritas is one of the largest landlords in San Francisco and owns most of the buildings where tenant associations have declared a rent strike.
—Heather Knight Amy Osborne, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
The union officially voted this week to authorize a rent strike.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to the rent strike in Putnam, members are working with a group called Science for the People to determine best practices for lead abatement.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
As the years dragged on, momentum faded and people started dropping out of the rent strike.
—Curbed, 30 Nov. 2023
The two worked closely together to provide adequate housing for Black residents in New York City, helping tenants organize rent strikes.
—Keisha N. Blain, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
The night before the march, about a dozen members of the local CASA committee organizing the rent strike met to discuss the next day’s action.
—Hau Chu, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
Gentrifying tenants join rent strike More than 25 tenants in the Western Avenue building are on rent strike.
—Jack Ross, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Veritas is one of the largest landlords in San Francisco and owns most of the buildings where tenant associations have declared a rent strike.
—Heather Knight Amy Osborne, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
The union officially voted this week to authorize a rent strike.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
In addition to the rent strike in Putnam, members are working with a group called Science for the People to determine best practices for lead abatement.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2024
As the years dragged on, momentum faded and people started dropping out of the rent strike.
—Curbed, 30 Nov. 2023
The two worked closely together to provide adequate housing for Black residents in New York City, helping tenants organize rent strikes.
—Keisha N. Blain, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
The night before the march, about a dozen members of the local CASA committee organizing the rent strike met to discuss the next day’s action.
—Hau Chu, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
Gentrifying tenants join rent strike More than 25 tenants in the Western Avenue building are on rent strike.
—Jack Ross, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Rent strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20strike. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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