Collective bargaining has brought benefits to workers – now it’s being used to improve living conditions and fight rent increasesOn a recent Friday night in San Jose, California, a small group of Spanish-speaking renters sat in the clubhouse of their apartment complex wondering whether the room was bugged. “Let them listen,” said a young man, with a dismissive gesture.They were meeting to strategize about forming a tenants’ association to bargain collectively with their large corporate landlord.... Read this story
