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  • Webinar Series: Negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Local Housing Authority

    Join Mass Union, Legal Aid, and trainer Todd Fry for a two-part webinar series about negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with your Local Housing Authority.  Public housing tenant organizations in Massachusetts have a right to organize, be heard, and participate in matters affecting tenants. These rights can be made much stronger if a tenant…

  • Action Alert: Contact Your State Senator

    This week Mass Union needs to raise our voices in support of four budget amendments in the Senate.   Today and tomorrow, please call or email your Senator and ask them to co-sponsor the following Amendments to the Senate’s version of the State Budget.  Find your Senator’s contact information here. When you call or email let…

  • Public Housing Day 2026: Bigger and Better than Ever!

    In an impressive display of tenant power, well over 100 tenants attended Mass Union’s Public Housing Day on April 16, 2026. They came from over 40 Local Tenant Organizations and 30 Housing Authorities. Tenants spoke directly to legislators about the need for fair funding for public housing, additional Resident Services Coordinators for our communities, access…

  • Joint Fundraiser: Housing and Immigration Justice

    Share on Facebook | Share on Instagram Donate now through GiveLively. Donations will be split between Mass Union and the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network. Thank you to our Host Committee: Marc Agramonte, Pam Bender, Kathy Brown, Sarah Byrnes, Annette Duke, Professor Eloise Lawrence, Steve Meacham, Zafiro Patiño, Renee Spencer, Danny Timpona, and Yolanda Torres. Download the Flyer…

  • 13,000+ Comments Oppose HUD Rule Targeting Mixed-Status Families

    April 22, 2026 Contacts: Press@legal-aid.org Press@nhlp.org media@latinojustice.org press@massunion.org ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Tenant and immigrant rights groups condemn proposal that could force tens of thousands of families from their homes, urge government to immediately withdraw proposal (NEW YORK, NY) — Greater Boston Legal Services, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, The Legal Aid Society, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, the Massachusetts…

  • Action Alert! Ask Your State Representative to Co-Sponsor These Amendments

    Budget Amendment Fact Sheet (PDF) Action Alert! Please contact your State Representative and ask them to co-sponsor the following amendments to the House FY27 Budget: Amendment #754, raises the public housing Operating Subsidy from $117.8 to $120 million Amendment #621, provides $350,000 for technical assistance for tenants facing redevelopment Amendment #1419, increases funding for Access to…

  • April 22: Mel King Institute’s Ask an Attorney: Understanding Conflict of Interest in LHA Boards

    Ask an Attorney: Understanding Conflict of Interest and Fiduciary Duty in LHA Boards Wednesday, April 22 4-5:30 pm Mel King Institute’s Ask an Attorney: Understanding Conflict of Interest and Fiduciary Duty in LHA Boards session is coming up next Wednesday, April 22, from 4:00–5:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to bring your questions, or real situations…

  • MassUnion In the News: Tenant Leaders Speak Out Against Proposed HUD Changes

    Mass Union tenant leaders Dave Underhill and Carmen Baez spoke to MassLive for their coverage of HUD’s proposed rule change targeting mixed status families. Though HUD says the rule change would “transfer assistance from mixed status families to fully eligible households,” immigration and housing advocates say in practice, it would result in forcing families to…

  • Read Mass Union’s Comment Opposing HUD’s “Mixed-Status” Rule Change

    Click here to read our joint comment with the Mass Law Reform Institute (PDF)!

  • Massachusetts Public Housing Tenants Speak Out: HUD Must Drop Proposal Attacking Immigrant Families

    ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** April 13, 2026 Contact: press@massunion.org (BOSTON, MA) – HUD issued a proposal on February 20, 2026 that would upend their long-standing policy of allowing families with mixed immigration statuses to live together in HUD housing. If enacted, this proposal will force mixed status families to face an impossible choice: separate or lose their…