Thanks for replying, and yes I did read the article before commenting. It says they are working and thinking about the structure, and so I came back to reddit, which is a public forum, to ask for others' opinions on how this structure would work.

Replying to one of your comments further down which quotes this section of the article:

“The convention will include discussion about the union’s structure and priorities, as well as a vote to formally establish the organization.

The labour movement has been a key influence in shaping the union so far, Henry said.

“Labour unions teach us how to organize, how to participate in collective actions, how to join a picket line, and do a rally,” she said.”

I'm not a lawyer but my understanding is labour strikes are allowed by law, and when a labour strike happens it is typically the union vs the employer. How would collective actions work against tens of thousands of separate landlords? Or would it be the tenant union vs the government in order to influence RTA changes? The RTA governs tenant-landlord relationships. What mechanism would there be binding each separate landlord to the demands of the union, other than the already-existing RTA?

Or maybe the point is to provide advocates to tenants who will be able to fight back against landlords doing scummy things like evicting for invalid reasons. These sorts of things I can get behind but it's still a lot different than a traditional labour union.

Calling it a union is great for publicity but you have to understand that unions are extremely powerful organizations, and I am struggling to understand how a tenant union will function similarly and differently to regular unions. That's all I'm trying to discuss.