Demonstrators pass the Los Angeles City Hall on May 1, 2020, as they call for a rent strike during the coronavirus pandemic. ( Photo by FREDERIC J.
BROWN/AFP via Getty Images ) LOS ANGELES - It’s the first of the month and the rent is due. But, tenants in the nation’s biggest cities are striking because they simply can’t afford to pay the rent, as many have been left without jobs due to economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates More than 3.8 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number of people who’ve lost their jobs since states issued mandatory stay-at-home orders to 30.2 million.