CALL TO ACTION FOR TENANTS’ RIGHTS
Join us on Valentine’s Day in Albany to fight for tenants’ rights! RSVP HERE!
A vast majority of Local 802 members are renters, and tenants are always at a huge disadvantage when they go up against their landlords in court. Local 802 has officially signed on as a supporter of the “Right to Counsel” bill that has already been introduced in the New York legislature (A7570/S6678). If passed, the law would guarantee every tenant across New York State the right to a lawyer if facing eviction.
Landlords are suing over 270,000 New Yorkers for eviction. Our community members face potential homelessness and displacement in the winter, and the majority of them will have to navigate their cases without representation in housing court. That’s why we need state leadership to pass and fund Statewide Right to Counsel (A1493/S2721) and pass Winter Eviction Moratorium legislation (S1403)!
To make sure legislators hear these demands loud and clear, we’re going up to Albany on February 14th for our platform launch and day of action: TENANT LOVE + POWER!
Join us on Valentine’s Day in Albany to fight for tenants’ rights! RSVP HERE!
The coalition has buses leaving from the following locations on 2/14, all arriving home sometime between 6:30-7:15pm in the evening. RSVP as soon as possible to reserve a spot on a bus:
BRONX:
· First pick up @ 7:45am: PS 240 New Settlement School: 1501 Jerome Ave, 10452
· Second pick up @ 7:51am: 2172 Starling Ave, 10462
BROOKLYN:
· First pick up @ 7:30am: Flatbush Development Corp office, 1616 Newkirk Ave, 11226
· Second pick up @ 7:42am: Barclay’s Center, 620 Atlantic Avenue, 11217
MANHATTAN: Pick @ 7:30am: 72nd Street 1/2/3 Train: 2061-2080 East Broadway, 10023
Text or call Katy Lasell, Campaign Organizer, with any questions: 617-645-5122 or Local 802 Chief of Staff Dan Point.