[1] The union has worked together with Mayor Quinton Lucas on housing policy,[3] notably passing a tenant's bill of rights in 2019 that included banning "discrimination against prospective tenants solely because of a prior arrest, conviction or eviction.

[13] The Kansas City Homeless Union formed in January 2021 with support from KC Tenants.

Union members demanded collectively bargained lease agreements, new ownership of the apartment complexes, and a federal rent cap.

[21] The strikes focused on the properties' landlords, as well as the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) and Fannie Mae.

[23] Kansas City congressman Emmanuel Cleaver said in September 2024 he would support a rent strike at Independence Towers.