mar 1, 1973 - Tenants Association Strike (San Jose, CA)

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1973 Tenants’ Association of Story Apartments went on a rent strike to fight rent increases. The apartments were a federal housing project located on the Eastside, which is predominantly Mexican-American. The strike continued for two weeks until it was settled on September 10, 1973 with the Tenant’s Association agreeing not to increase the rent and rehire their well-liked superintendent. This demonstrated the unfair housing conditions that heavily Latinx populations in San Jose were forced to live in.

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