Tenants Union of Washington State

About the Tenants Union

The mission of the Tenants Union (TU) is to create housing justice through grassroots education, organizing and advocacy. Founded in 1977, the Tenants Union carries on a proud legacy of empowerment based education and powerful grassroots organizing. Our work creates concrete improvements in tenants’ living conditions and challenges and transforms unjust housing policies and practices. We achieve organizing victories through outreach, training, leadership development, strategic analysis, creative direct action and legislative advocacy.

The TU's work is grounded in the strong conviction that tenants must be the leaders of efforts to transform our housing conditions and communities. The work of the TU is led and supported by hundreds of members statewide. In our work the TU embraces the values of equality, equity, hope, sustainability, respect, grassroots leadership, dignity, direct action, civic courage, self-determination, anti-racism and anti-oppression.