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Chicago unions, tenants fight for housing
CHICAGO – In an important new development, organized labor is now stepping forward to make its voice heard on the side of renters in the growing housing crisis here. The causes of the crisis go beyond the general economic downturn. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is well into a plan to demolish 13,000 units of public housing in “projects” all around the city. Almost nothing has been done to make sure there is new alternative housing available for these thousands of families. The CHA blithely tells displaced public housing residents that they can get a Section 8 subsidized housing voucher. But at both the national and local level, Section 8 vouchers are drying up. There are 56,000 families on the CHA’s waiting list even as the CHA buildings are being torn down. As for the famous Section 8 vouchers, there is a waiting list of 23,000, according to a study by the Heartland Institute.
CHICAGO – In an important new development, organized labor is now stepping forward to make its voice heard on the side of renters in the growing housing crisis here. The causes of the crisis go beyond the general economic downturn. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is well into a plan to demolish 13,000 units of public housing in “projects” all around the city. Almost nothing has been done to make sure there is new alternative housing available for these thousands of families. The CHA blithely tells displaced public housing residents that they can get a Section 8 subsidized housing voucher. But at both the national and local level, Section 8 vouchers are drying up. There are 56,000 families on the CHA’s waiting list even as the CHA buildings are being torn down. As for the famous Section 8 vouchers, there is a waiting list of 23,000, according to a study by the Heartland Institute.
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