On May 19, BCG partnered with community allies, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) and the Chicago Teachers Union for a virtual conversation on bargaining for housing justice.
Speakers dug in on strategies, challenges, and best practices for how to build labor-community partnerships and advance strategic campaigns to win on housing justice issues. The session included case studies from multiple geographies in the U.S, giving concrete examples of demands and tools for this work. You can watch the full event below.
Resources shared during the webinar
BCG
- Sample Bargaining Demands
- Network Conveners
- Seven Elements
- Unions Must Bargain for Affordable Housing
Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE)
Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU)
- Thousands Rally for Schools, Jobs, and Housing
- Examining CPS’ plan to close, turnaround, or phase out 17 schools
- A Just Chicago
- CTU Resolution to Lift the Ban
- Affordable Housing Standards Resolution
- Sustainable Community Schools: A Path to Real Equity
- Sustainable Community Schools
- Students in Temporary Living Situations Advocate Job
Common Good California (CA)
- UTLA Beyond Recovery Platform
- San Francisco Tenants to Gain New Powers in Negotiations with Landlords
- AFSCME 3299
- UAW 2865 Housing Action
- Reclaim Our Schools LA Releases Case Study
- California Community Land Trust Network
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