CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES
4. EMPLOYMENT

Tariff Crisis

Tariffs will create a widespread recession.

Governments at all levels must take action to provide income supports that are adequate, widely accessible, and structured to avoid costly and punitive clawback measures against workers.

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Understanding Zionism

When: April 29th to May 16th

Over the course of 6 sessions, participants will deepen their comprehension of Zionism with the aim of expanding their engagement in the movement for Palestinian liberation. Together, the course provides answers to the following questions: What is the history, origins, and foundational principles of Zionism? How have Palestinian revolutionaries understood Zionism? How and why did the “special relationship” between Israel and the US emerge? How has Zionism advanced right-wing forces in partnership with the US? What is the path forward for the global movement for Palestine today?

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40th annual Mayworks Festival

Mayworks 2025 bears witness to the strength, struggle and imagination of communities seeking labour justice.

Whether working in multi-channel video, experimental film, a walking tour, sculpture-based installation, poetry, theatre, or the painting of a large mural on the east side of the Steelworkers Building, the artists work within an honoured tradition of artistic practices engaged in social change.

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Injured Workers Townhall

When: May 1st, 7pm

As a coalition of injured/ill worker groups and allied organizations, we are proud to announce our Road to June 1st month-long series of events. We invite you and your community to join us in fighting for injured and ill workers’ rights and to fix the WSIB. We have written an open letter addressed to the government which outlines our demands, and we invite you to share the letter and sign off on it.

injuredworkersonline.org | zoom.us

Climate Caucus 2025 Summit

When: May 2nd, 12pm

This is a moment to come together—to re-energize, remind each other of what’s possible, and equip ourselves with the strategies that will shape the next chapter of local leadership. Local governments are already leading the way on climate. This summit is about building on that leadership, sharing solutions, and preparing to move forward – no matter the federal outcome.

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Jane’s Walk

When: May 2 – 4

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) – citizen activist – was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. Jane’s Walk Toronto celebrates the power of community-led storytelling, bringing people together to explore, share, and reimagine the city’s spaces. 80+ walks and events around Toronto to choose from.

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MayWorks: Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice?

When: May 2nd, 7pm
Where: Steelworkers’ Hall, 25 Cecil St

The evening will begin with a performance by Farah Ghafoor, an artist part of the Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice exhibition, guest curated for Mayworks Festival by Furqan Mohamed. Following the poetry reading, Hassan Husseini, Larry Savage and Charlie Simmons look to the exhibition as a point of departure to address “Who’s Afraid of Labour Justice” with an eye to the systems and obstacles that deter its practice.

This event will also be an opportunity to explore 40 years of Mayworks Festival programs and to pick up a “Precarity Archives” poster.

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International Workers’ Day

When: May 3rd, 1pm
Where: Nathan Phillips Square

On Saturday, May 3 at 1 pm, workers will rally at Nathan Phillips Square to mark May Day, the day of the international working class, and demand what is rightfully ours. This is the sixth annual rally organized by the Labour May Day Committee, a coalition of trade unions, socialist organizations, and groups committed to the liberation of oppressed nations at home and abroad.
Live performance by Union Thugs from Montreal. Speeches and chants at the Nathan Phillips Square, followed by a march to Queen’s Park.

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Safeguarding Canada’s Sovereignty

When: May 5th, 7pm

Civilian defence is the most effective strategy to deter and defeat a military incursion in southern Canada.

This strategy involves deterring any incursions and, if necessary, defeating an invader by paralyzing the occupying forces while mobilizing support among the occupying troops, the American population, and countries abroad. It has the added benefit of training people to deal with extreme weather events coming our way as a result of climate change.

Panelists:
– Jamila Raqib: Executive Director of the Albert Einstein Institution, focusing on practical strategies for nonviolent action.
– Richard Sandbrook : Professor Emeritus of Political Science at U of T and former chair of the Nonviolence Working Group at SfP.

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“Basta! No More Fear!”

When: May 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11th
Where: Steel Workers’ Hall, 25 Cecil St

The Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group presents an original play about the tragic deaths of five Italian immigrant labourers in a fire in a watermain tunnel they were working in at Hoggs Hollow. This disaster ignited widespread outrage that prompted extensive press coverage, a new wave of union organizing, and eventually, major reforms to Ontario’s health and safety regulations.

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Panamanians response to Canadian Mines

When: May 7th, 2pm

A year and a half after First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panama’s closure order and the historic nationwide protests against the mine, Panamanians are facing a renewed threat: the Panamanian government and First Quantum Minerals have signalled they will soon start negotiations to potentially reopen the mine. How are Panamanian communities and organizations responding? And how can you support their work?

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MayWorks: CUPW Labour History Walking Tour

When: May 11th, 1pm
Where: Meet at the Royal York Hotel, near the intersection of York St & Front St, 100 Front St W

The walking tour passes by important CUPW workplaces in Canada and other spaces of gatherings including the site of the original convention of union delegates who approved the formation of the union. Held on Mother’s Day as CUPW brought us maternity and parental leave.

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What Can the Diab Affair Tell Us About Far-Right Politics?

By Michelle Weinroth

Some believe that the Diab Affair has been settled. This is a gross misconception; and the responsibility for this erroneous view rests squarely on the Trudeau Liberals’ shoulders. For many months, the former Liberal government deferred all necessary action that would have brought this case to a close and granted Hassan Diab his much-deserved justice – freedom from merciless harassment, persecution, and the threat of life in prison.

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Trump’s Tariff Policy: Disciplining Capital by Granting Exemptions

By Christoph Scherrer

An important motivation for US President Trump’s tariff escalation is often overlooked: tariffs serve Trump as a domestic and foreign policy instrument of power. The instrument of power consists of granting tariff exemptions for good behavior and denying such benefits or imposing even higher tariffs for lack of support or even opposition to Trump. Thus, the granting of tariff exemptions is part of a general drive to silence opposition.

Source: The Bullet No. 3128

Trump’s Tariffs: Building a Working-Class Response

US President Trump’s tariffs and trade policies represent a fundamental attack on Canadian working people. In our workplaces and communities, we are faced with layoffs, intensified attacks on social programs and rights, job security and potentially deep economic recession. Given Canada’s integration and trade dependence with the US, working class, left, and environmental organizations have to find ways to debate collective strategies, share our analyses, defend working people, and build a challenge to business and business-oriented governments.

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A Pro-Climate Society of Care and Connection Against Trump’s Blackmail

By Marc Bonhomme

As noted in my previous article, Canada and Quebec’s commercial entanglement in the US economy is profound following thirty years of “free trade,” with neoliberal capitalism as its legacy. Suddenly, Trump has thrown this aside for an attempt to neo-fascistize the US and the world. The result is an abrupt return to the old annexationist imperialism of yesteryear now that the US no longer has the means to be the world’s policeman. From their North American stronghold, the US seeks to build an improbable neofascist alliance with Russia at the expense of a cast-off Europe, beginning with Ukraine, to isolate China.

Source: The Bullet No. 3129

Full-Time Tenant Organizer

OBJECTIVE:

To work with tenants and Tenant Associations across the City of Toronto in the most effective manner possible; to assist them in meeting their objectives – most importantly, to organize around challenging Above Guideline Rent Increases, loss of rental housing, evictions, maintenance and repairs, privacy, harassment and discrimination, licensing, etc.

Base Salary: $46,283.05/yr (in negotiations)
Deadline: May 11th, 2025, at 11:59pm.

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