Omaha Tenants United forms first new union in over a year

  • Tenants at the Dewey Apartments near 33rd and Dewey in Omaha voted to form a union
  • Residents reported issues including stains and bugs in the building
  • The newly formed union sent 13 demands to the building’s owner

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OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Neighbors voted to start a tenants union at this building on 33rd and Dewey. It’s Omaha Tenants United’s first new union formed since a case about OTU’s ability to even operate was dismissed.

Nat Budz lives in the Dewey Apartments and led the effort to unionize tenants in the building after he and some others say they faced issues like stains and bugs…

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