On May 1st, International Workers Day, tenants in an apartment complex in Hamilton, Ontario, started a rent strike to protest proposed rent hikes and long overdue building repairs.
The complex, Stoney Creek Towers, is home to a mix of low-income, working class, and immigrant households, many…
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