News and Updates
Mass Union Legislative Report of Fall 2009
(As presented to members at the Fall convention)
The Public Housing Operating Subsidy for FY 20 10 is $62.5 million. However, the nonutility
budget allowarlce has been cut by 4.7 percent, which means that a number of
housing authorities will have to cut staff. In the past, when the state was economicaily strapped, they raised tenant rents--essentially trying to balance their budget on the backs of the poor! The Governor will be announcitlg another list of (9C) cuts.
We have prepared a petition for each of you to copy and use in your own developments.
We ask that you go door-to-door and gather signatures, with names and addresses 'The
signatures do not have to be just tenants We are hoping to get a mirtimum of at least
500 signatures. But, we can't do this without your help.We need the legislature to know that we won't take additional cuts and increased rents without a "fight"
Make a copy to keep for yourselves then send the completed forms into ...
Attention: Susan Bonner
Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants
784Washington Street, Suite 504
Dorchester, MA 02124
(We will take care of getting them into your legislators at the State House.
Mass Union has testified on a number of bills in the Legislature this year. Please see the
attached Tracking List of Bills and their status.)
Respectfbily submitted by Susan Bonner, Legislative Committee Chair