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| Abbreviation | CATU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2019 |
| Type | Tenants' union |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
Membership (2022) | c. 1,700 [1] |
| Affiliations | |
| Website | catuireland.org |
Community Action Tenants Union is a national tenants' union in Ireland. Established in 2019, [2] it is a mass membership organisation of "renters, council tenants, mortgage holders and people in emergency & precarious living situations". [3]
CATU is affiliated to ACORN International. [4]
CATU members are organised in local branches across the island of Ireland, [5] with committees elected by local members. A national committee coordinates the work of local branches. [1] CATU organises campaigns at local and national level, and its work is grounded in principles of direct action. [6] [7] Modelled after other ACORN International affiliated tenants' unions such as Scottish Living Rent, CATU was influenced by the work of the National Association of Tenants Organisations (NATO), [8] which represented tenants in Ireland in the sixties and the seventies, famously leading a national rent strike from 1970 to 1973. [9]
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