Saint-Josse: an Action of the Trade Union of Wuune Inhabitants Against Charges Deemed to Be Abusive

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A symbolic action was organised on Saturday morning by the Wuune residents' union in Saint-Josse, in front of the building where a tenant member of the union lives. The initiative was aimed at denouncing charges deemed to be abusive to this tenant, but also, more broadly, to highlight the pressure that tenants face when the owners take advantage of the tension on the housing market to avoid honouring the meagre legal protections available to ten…

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A new coalition of tenant advocacy groups, community organizations and unions has just emerged to put pressure on the Quebec government to take concrete action to curb rent increases.The Coalition Against Cheap Housing (COLOC), which currently counts about fifteen national groupings, has just taken shape to ensure that the issues surrounding housing are heard by the current Quebec government and by the one who will be elected next fall.

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A new coalition of organizations stands up against the housing crisis and intends to be heard during the elections this fall. The goal: to demand that parties propose measures that will face up to the cost of rents and homelessness. The Coalition Against Cheap Housing, organized at the call of the FRAPRU and the RCLALQ, has 16 organizations closely or by far linked to housing. According to Véronique Laflamme, spokesman for the FRAPRU, the list o…