Join your neighbors from across Crown Heights to get involved in the fight for good, affordable and safe housing.

Membership

UNION CALENDAR

General Membership Meetings

Every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1-3pm at Bedford Central Presbyterian Church.

We have a tenant talk portion at the beginning of the meeting where folks can discuss what's happening in their buildings and receive advice from the collective. This is a hybrid meeting and can be accessed via Zoom.

Legal Clinic:

Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month on Zoom.

At the clinic, we discuss all things legal and housing court related and are joined by folks experienced in working with the law, including a housing lawyer.

MEMBER DUES

CHTU members can now pay member dues on a sliding scale from $0 to $25 per month! These dues are voluntary, but are encouraged as a way for all members to contribute to the ongoing financial health of the organization and build a working-class organization. The sliding-scale dues system allows every member to contribute according to their means and feel invested in building CHTU’s future; this helps us avoid dependence on any funders or the perception that any member “owns” CHTU more than another. We are hoping that member dues can be a regular source of funding for current and future expenses, and the only strings attached will be to our fellow tenants collectively.

If you want to pay dues in cash, please email crownheightstenantunion@gmail.com.

GET INVOLVED

Sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with the union, and come to one of our meetings to become a member!

Want to donate to CHTU? Submit a one-time payment here!

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

General Membership - The center of union democracy where we deliberate & make decisions

Committees - Any member can join!

  • Building Organizing - Organizing skills, connecting tenants

    to each other, solidarity in court & actions

  • Communications - Equipping membership with information,

    media strategy, storytelling

  • Membership - Orientation, union culture, political education

  • Community Partnerships - Legislative fights, land use and

    rezoning, coalitions

  • Finance - financial stewardship; elected members only

Stewards - Elected to facilitate work of a specific committee

Stewards & Building Leaders - Meet to plan to the general membership meetings

Join a Member Committee!

  • Building Organizing Committee

    Building the tenant union through organizing fellow tenants to fight our landlords and the landlord system. Bringing already existing tenant associations (TAs) into affiliation with CHTU. Turning calls for crisis into coordinated organizing against the landlords who cause the crisis. Organizing new tenant associations and CHTU locals (unions of tenant associations with the same landlord). Building tenant power and tenant union power through organizing in our own buildings and our neighbor’s buildings.

  • Membership Committee

    Building the tenant union by organizing CTHU’s internal membership through union-wide social events and political education. Strengthening our ranks by creating and facilitating CHTU “initiation” (a welcome to the union and political orientation to our strategy). Leading a recommitment drive for existing TAs, pulling members back into the union, and maintaining membership lists. Creating cohesion between CHTU buildings with membership cards and CHTU building posters. Work closely with the Finance Committee on coordinating dues program.

  • Community Partnerships Committee

    Working with allied community groups, housing organizations, and friendly legislators. Getting the word out on key legislation and land use fights through press coverage and op-eds. Communicating heady and complex policy information to those both practiced at analyzing legislation and not. Turning out our members for city- and state-wide fights. Representing CHTU within broader coalitions and community boards.

  • Communications Committee

    Facilitating communication between CHTU members across TAs and throughout the union. Sharing upcoming events, meetings, actions, and victories, and updating members about decisions. Communicating with the public and the press through social media, press releases, and our website. Creating media strategy and learning how to talk to reporters about our work and our fights. Developing a storytelling program to share our stories with each other and the public.

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