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As Molly and Jake argue about the best way to confront the problem, Jake—in high dudgeon, waving his finger like a baton—makes the case for a rent strike, tearing up his rent check and calling for a building-wide protest.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Residents of the Independence Towers tenant union voted to end the longest running rent strike in the region after coming to an agreement with the building’s new landlord Wednesday night, in a deal that has tenants hopeful.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Flores had attached a sign to the front with a message calling for a citywide rent strike.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The tenants plan to continue their rent strike until the new owner commits to meet and bargain a fair lease agreement, the tenants’ union said in a news release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Residents of the Independence Towers tenant union voted to end the longest running rent strike in the region after coming to an agreement with the building’s new landlord Wednesday night, in a deal that has tenants hopeful.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
Flores had attached a sign to the front with a message calling for a citywide rent strike.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
The tenants plan to continue their rent strike until the new owner commits to meet and bargain a fair lease agreement, the tenants’ union said in a news release.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Rent strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20strike. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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