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Got heads of school to re-enroll children into school who had dropped out for financial reasons
Forced rental broker to remove extra fees they were charging tenants
Won £10M in fire safety measures for tower blocks
Won $2M CAD in new funds for tenant support in City budget
Got cost-of-living vouchers extended
Kept Brighton's public toilets open
Secured rat extermination, building repairs, water leaks fixed, and financial compensation for tenants
Forced water company to connect residents to the water network quicker and extend the network
The Labourline, which ACORN India helps run, has tackled on ~5000 workplace issues reported by workers to date, winning settlements averaging almost $500 USD per worker
Got rent cap extended through 2025
Won reinstatement of the rooming house database
Made the federal government lower the criminal interest rate for predatory installment loans
Pressured council into passing increased restrictions on short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs
Got the City to install road signs that warn people to drive slowly, in order to protect pedestrians
Got City Council to commit to fixing the streetlights in Govanhill
Successful campaign to get Council to commit £3m to Edinburgh's parks
Won the commitment of a social housing provider in Villeurbanne to install a more efficient and less expensive heating system, a utility charge increase of 15% rather than the 50% originally proposed, and a direct communication channel for tenants.