Renters and Housing Union

MN Unions Vow Largest Rent Strike in 100 Years Amid ICE-Fueled Eviction Crisis Nearly 26,000 workers pledge to withhold rent if Gov. Tim Walz does not issue an eviction moratorium by March 1.

Given Australia's housing crisis, which is significantly impacting renters - cf. e.g. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... - i wonder at what point we'll start having rent strikes here?
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#auspol #housing #renting

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Be sure to come down to the RAHU Housing Social at Trades Hall in Melbourne tomorrow! We’ve got numerous insightful speakers and food.

#auspol #joinyourunion #union #housingcrisis #housing

Yesterday, Footscray residents gathered at the Town Hall to demonstrate against the Maribyrnong local council’s attempt to implement a failed and harmful initiative to hire private security to police Footscray mall.

Do you have a slumlord? Together, we can confront them and win.

#auspol #housing #housingmarket #costofliving #union

THIS MONDAY the 26th of January, stand in solidarity with First Nations on Invasion Day.

Statement for the new Secretary of RAHU.

The fight for safe, affordable, and appropriate housing is a global one. And together, across borders, we are building the power to win.

#InternationalSolidarity #TenantPower #RAHU #HousingJustice #GlobalStruggle #TenantUnion #Organise #LandlordsAreOrganised

- Where we pay too much in rent to fund a landlord’s next investment.
- Where we get sick from mould so they can drive a nicer car.
- Where we struggle to put food on the table so their plate can be fuller.

From across so called Australia to the USA, our struggles are connected. We’re all fighting the same system:

Solidarity is our sword and shield ✊

Today was powerful. Our organisers met with comrades from the Belden Sawyer Tenant Association to share stories, strategies, and the unshakable belief that a better world is possible.

Feeling inspired? Members, keep your eyes on your emails for news on the upcoming by-election to fill these new shared roles. Let's get to work.

#RAHU #TenantUnion #DualLeadership #MemberRun #UnionStrong #TenantPower

This change means shared labour, more support, and way more shared knowledge. It leaves 28 potential positions open for members to step up and lead. We're a member-run union, and our future is truly in our own hands.

A massive thank you to everyone who voted, this motion passed with 100% approval!

From now on, every Office Bearer role in the union can be held by two people. And in any shared role, one of them must be a woman or gender-diverse person. This is a direct move to tackle burnout and push back against the patriarchy we see everywhere else.

BIG NEWS! Our members have voted and it's official: we've adopted a dual leadership model! 🗳️✨

🏙 We're proud to have stood with @rahunion.bsky.social, public housing residents, and other housing advocacy organisations this weekend to protest the demolition of 44 public housing towers in Melbourne!

It was emotional hearing from Hank, Jeanie & Helima, residents of the public towers under threat of demolition
Harry of @rahunion.bsky.social - was inspiring and
Zac of Stop the Demo pointed out that #publichousingIShealthcare

#shelterfoodsafety
#publichousingsaveslives
#kindnessandcourage4change

We say NO to privatisation!
We say NO to mass displacement!
We say NO to social and ethnic cleansing!
We say NO to the further commodification of housing!

March with us from the State Library to Homes Victoria, then onto Parliament!
Stand with us and fight for what’s right. Your voice matters.

This privatisation agenda only benefits developers, leaving the rest of us to face higher rents, fiercer competition for rentals, and lower standards for our most vulnerable communities.

📢 Victoria, join us at 11am on the 2nd of August 2025! ✊

Let’s stand together and tell corrupt politicians like #SellOutShing that we won’t tolerate the demolition and privatisation of public housing!

#StopTheDemolition #RentersAndHousingUnion #SavePublicHousing #JoinYourUnion

UPDATE: bodies no longer needed

Drillers have left

This is another win for the community picket

VICTORIA: 📣📣📣📣📣

If you can get there, document, disrupt, and support residents

11:55am 24/7/25

Government crackdowns on democracy have become more and more obscene and violent in recent years - pretty soon the only way to have a voice is to buy a petition or risk heavy oppression.

If you're someone who believes in the right to protest, or you're not ok with the status quo, lets fight for our fundamental democratic rights before we lose them.

Victorians: add it to your calendar - Defend Dissent Coalition has called a rally on the 5:30pm 12th of August 2025 at the Vic Parliament House to push back against the attacks on the right to protest by the Labor Victorian Government under the guise of so called "social cohesion".

Composite image of a hand holding a block of flats. text reading SAVE PUBLIC HOUSING MASS RALLY.

Save the date!

MASS RALLY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING

When: Saturday August 2nd, 11 AM
Where: State Library of Victoria

More details here:

rahu.org.au/public-housi...

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/hands-off-...

#rahu #publichousing #costofliving #auspol #vicpol #union

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Join us tomorrow morning at 7am at 33 Alfred Street to stop the demolition and privatisation of public housing.

This is not a construction site. This is their home.

Graphic with event details

graphic which reads : We won today but residents are still under threat! We need you to join the community picket starting tomorrow! Residents have asked our community for support in resisting dangerous drilling works seemingly intended to drive them from their homes. These works represent both a danger to residents and the beginning of the demolition for the towers. > We can’t let them take a finger or they’ll take the whole hand. Invite your friends, get involved, do a little even if you can’t do a lot. Solidarity

URGENT CALL OUT - DEFEND PUBLIC HOUSING IN NORTH MELBOURNE

**7am Tuesday, June 3**

33 Aflred St, North Melbourne

Homes Victoria have commenced demolition work on public housing towers in North Melbourne while residents are still living there.

Join us on the picket. Stop the demolition.