"With housing costs gobbling up wage increases for union members and almost everyone else, labor must prioritize housing affordability."
Why Unions Must Bargain for Affordable Housing—and How
prospect.org
With housing costs gobbling up wage increases for union members and almost everyone else, labor must prioritize housing affordability.The federal government is completely dysfunctional. Municipalities like Philadelphia are going to have to finance public housing on our own. We can start by expropriating abandoned buildings and refurbishing them.
philly.com
"When you tell me, ‘not with my tax dollars and not on my block,’ these people were at one point taxpayers,” said longtime resident Dennis Payne. “As far as ‘not on my block’ — well, they’re already on my block.”Members of the Philadelphia tenants union from district 7 found out last minute that Councilwoman Councilwoman María Quiñones-Sánchez was holding an event to announce she would be running as district council again this coming election cycle.
Naturally, our members wanted to hear directly from her on housing issues affecting district 7, some issues such as inflation of rent, housing prices and the rampant gentrification clouding the "barrio"
Soon, sadly any Latino/a/es are going to be driven out of this district, but Maria wouldn't give us the time of day to answer the simple question "Where do you stand on rent control?"
Ugly *and* a fire hazard? Ya don't say...
Why America’s New Apartment Buildings All Look the Same
bloomberg.com
Monotonous five-floor apartment buildings have conquered America.Good. It's ridiculous that landlords aren't legally obligated to provide regular extermination or deal with bed bugs.
Landlords must exterminate bed bugs under City Council bill
planphilly.com
Philadelphia landlords who go soft on bedbugs could face stiff penalties under a new bill proposed by City Councilman Mark Squilla. Philadelphia is currently…