Tenants' Union of Catalonia
{{Orphan|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{short description|Organization in Catalonia, Spain since 2017}}
{{Infobox organisation
| name = Tenants' Union of Catalonia
| formation = {{start date and age|2017|05|12|df=y}}
| native_name = {{native name|ca|Sindicat de Llogateres}}
| logo = 2024 sindicat de llogateres logo.svg
| type = Tenants' union
| location_country = Catalonia
| publication = La Llogatera
| website = {{Official}}
}}
The Tenants' Union of Catalonia ({{Langx|ca|Sindicat de Llogateres de Catalunya}}), is a tenants' union in Catalonia.
The union publishes La Llogatera.{{Cite web |title=La Llogatera – Sindicat de Llogateres |url=https://sindicatdellogateres.org/la-llogatera/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=sindicatdellogateres.org |language=ca}}
History
= Formation =
In late 2016 representatives of the DESC Observatory, the 500x20 Association, the {{Ill|Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Barcelona|Ca|Federació d'Associacions Veïnals de Barcelona}}, La Hidra Cooperativa, the Neighborhood Assembly for Sustainable Tourism, and Desllogades,{{Sfn|Anzano Bergua|2018}} started meeting in Barcelona to discuss concerns about rising residential rental prices.{{Sfn|Anzano Bergua|2018}} The Tenants' Union of Catalonia was established on 12 May 2017.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-12 |title=Presentació del Sindicat de Llogaters |url=https://xarxanet.org/agenda/presentacio-del-sindicat-de-llogaters |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=xarxanet.org |language=es}}
= Tenant organising =
File:Sindicat de Llogateres - llei de regulació del preu del lloguer.jpg
In conjunction with other organisations,{{Cite web |date=2020-03-30 |title=Sindicats de llogaters convoquen una vaga de lloguers davant la inacció del Govern espanyol |url=https://www.publico.es/public/sindicats-llogaters-convoquen-vaga-lloguers-davant-inaccio-govern-espanyol.html#analytics-noticia:contenido-enlace |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=www.publico.es}} the Tenants' Union began a rent strike on 1 April 2020 in protest government inaction regarding families unable to pay the rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-30 |title=Sindicats de llogaters convoquen una vaga de lloguers davant la inacció del Govern espanyol |url=https://www.publico.es/public/sindicats-llogaters-convoquen-vaga-lloguers-davant-inaccio-govern-espanyol.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.publico.es}} The next day, the government announced a package of measures to help tenants, such as suspension of evictions for non-payment for a total of six months and the extension of all tenancy contracts. The union considered the measures to be insufficient to address the scale of the crisis and thus continued the strike.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-01 |title="Si no cobro, no pago": comença la vaga de lloguers |url=https://naciodigital.cat/societat/si-no-cobro-no-pago-comenca-la-vaga-de-lloguers_300447_102.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Nació Digital |language=ca}}{{Cite web |date=2020-04-01 |title=La vaga de lloguers es manté: què suposa i quines implicacions té? |url=https://www.publico.es/public/vaga-lloguers-mante-suposa-i-quines-implicacions.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.publico.es}} A crowdfunding campaign raised more than 36,000 euros to fund counsel and legal support to the striking families.
In 2022 and 2023, along with other organisations, protested against The District real estate fair at the Fira de Barcelona.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Martín mostra el suport als activistes de The District |url=https://beteve.cat/politica/lucia-martin-mostra-suport-activistes-desallotjats-the-district/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=beteve.cat |language=ca}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Irídia veu desproporcionada l'actuació dels mossos a The District {{!}} VÍDEO |url=https://beteve.cat/societat/iridia-desproporcionada-actuacio-mossos-the-district/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=beteve.cat |language=ca}}
In mid 2024, the Tenants' Union pressed for PSC–PSOE and Junts to restrict seasonal and holiday rentals.{{Cite journal |date=2024-05-03 |title=Tenants' Union presses PSC and Junts to limit seasonal rentals in Catalonia. |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA792937150&sid=sitemap&v=2.1&it=r&p=IFME&sw=w&userGroupName=anon~1acc7a4e&aty=open-web-entry |journal=ContentEngine Noticias Financieras (English) |pages=NA}}
In late 2024, the Tenants' Union organised protests in Barcelona against high rent.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-23 |title="Se acabó. Bajemos los arriendos": la masiva protesta en Barcelona para exigir que se respete el derecho a la vivienda |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/ckgvdkvrpl2o |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=BBC World News |language=es}}{{Cite news |date=23 November 2024 |title=Miles de personas exigen en Barcelona la bajada de los alquileres y plantean una huelga de inquilinos |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2024/11/23/67420c34e85ece1a3b8b459b.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=El Mundo}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-23 |title=Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona |url=https://apnews.com/article/spain-housing-protest-rents-fa783c818f736d7364df6c54fdcf8784 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=AP News |language=en}}
See also
References
= Citations =
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= Works cited =
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- {{Cite report |last=Anzano Bergua |first=Xavier |date=2018-11-30 |publisher=Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |title=Sindicat de Llogaters i Llogateres. El inquilinato insumiso |url=https://openaccess.uoc.edu/handle/10609/91293}}
- {{Cite journal |last=Palomera |first=Jaime |date=2018 |title=Els sindicats de llogaters i la lluita per l'habitatge en el nou cicle de financiarització |url=https://ddd.uab.cat/record/194962 |journal=Papers (Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona) |pages=156–163 |issn=2013-7958}}
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External links
- {{Official website|https://sindicatdellogateres.org/es/}}