CONTENTS
CALLS TO ACTION
Keep the Child Care Promise
Email Prime Minister Carney: Keep the Child Care PromiseFederal investment is needed to protect and expand affordable child care, which is crucial to both families and the Canadian economy.
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EVENTS
Art exhibit: Cum Grano Salis
When: March 4 – 28 (Opening reception, Saturday, March 7th, 2pm)Where: Red Head Gallery, 401 Richmond St, W
Elaine Whittaker with participating artists Mathew Borrett, Teri Donovan, Tracy Gorman, Kelley Aitken, Kaz Ogino, Heidi Breier, Kat Honey, Kai Kan, Kim-Lee Kho, and Jim Nason.
Cum grano salis (Latin for ‘with a grain of salt’) is an expression of skepticism. In an era saturated with images, data, and competing truths, the potential for exaggeration and distortion is greater than ever. Doubt is integral to how we perceive and interpret the world today. We move continuously between trust and mistrust, truth and fabrication, constantly pausing to reassess what we have just seen, heard, or absorbed.
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Building a Culture and Practice of Community Care on Campus
When: March 5th, 11:30amWhere: Office of Social Innovation at TMU, Daphne Cockwell Complex (DCC)
You are invited to our next Transformation Café event, Building a Culture and Practice of Community Care on Campus, on March 5th at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. Featuring disability justice scholar and care collective organizer, Dr. Loree Erickson, and collective care artist–researcher and TMU ComCult alum, L. Morris, this conversation and workshop will take up how we care for one another in university.
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Higher Education Organizing: Power Mapping
When: March 5th, 6:30pmWhere: College St UC, 502 Bathurst St
All working in and around a university or college campus are invited to the third open organizing meeting for higher education! This meeting will be focused on power mapping the higher education sector, including a presentation of a sectoral collective bargaining tracker to see where the upcoming contract fights are happening and presentations on the state of organizing at a number of GTA campuses.
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Free heat pump
When: March 5th, 6:30pmIncome-eligible people in Ontario can save up to 50% on their heating bills by swapping their old baseboard heaters or oil furnaces for a modern heat pump (for free!!) with IESO’s Energy Affordability Program. Register to learn more about eligibility and the application process.
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The Genocide in Palestine /w Hassan Husseini
When: Friday, March 6th, 1pmHassan Husseini is a member of the National Steering Committee of Labour for Palestine – Canada. He is a national negotiator for the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) where he represents PSAC members during contract negotiations under federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. Husseini has occupied several elected and staff positions within a number of unions including CUPE Local 4600, Canadian Labour Congress, Ottawa CUPE District Council and Unifor Local 2025. In 2014, he ran for the presidency of the Canadian Labour Congress on a program of renewed labour militancy and activism.
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IWD 2026: Bread and Roses, Peace and Justice
When: Friday March 6th, 7pmWhere: USW Hall, 25 Cecil St
Join us for a free event commemorating IWD’s internationalist roots. Speakers and performers will be announced closer to the event date.
The event will conclude with collaborative banner-making for the IWD march the following day (please join us there!) and refreshments will be served.
Organized in collaboration between the Sudanese Communist Party (GTA), Palestinian Youth Movement, Communist Party of Canada (Toronto), Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi Canada, the Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network and CUPE Toronto Council.
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IWD 2026
When: March 7th, 11amWhere: OISE Auditorium
March with thousands at North America’s largest International Women’s Day (IWD) event — since 1978.
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People’s Consultation on AI
When: Monday March 9th, 6pmCanada’s “national sprint” to put forth a “National AI Strategy” was a missed opportunity to hear from the diversity of voices across the country. The People’s Consultation is our opportunity to have our own voices heard — rather than being dominated by industry and corporations.
As two of the organizations who have endorsed the People’s Consultation on AI, the Tech Workers Coalition Canadian chapter and Technologists for Democracy invite you to join our hybrid consultation event this March 9th at 1RG!
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What is Feminist Activism Now?
When: March 10th, 12pmThe 2026 Women and Gender Studies Centenary Lecture in recognition of International Women’s Day, featuring local experts and organizers Yusra Khogali, Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra, and Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.
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Tenant Rights
When: March 10th, 7pmYou’re invited to our Tenant Action Committee’s next community discussion, where we will be discussing tenant rights in winter weather.
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Highschool Walkout
When: March 11th, 12:30pmWhere: Local MPP’s offices
Organized by students for students from the OSAP cuts. They are targeting all levels of education that Ford is hurting PLUS the many other problems Ford is causing Ontarians.
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ARTICLES
Canadians Aren’t Imagining the Cost-Of-Living Crisis
By Carlo FanelliThe idea that Canada’s cost-of-living crisis “may be just a perception crisis” or the result of excessive exposure to social media, as argued recently in The Globe and Mail, minimizes the real financial pressures many people face, from rising rents to higher grocery bills. Framing the issue as one of mindset obscures the structural challenges such as wage stagnation, precarious employment, and growing housing unaffordability – turning systemic issues into personal failings.
Source: The Bullet No. 3265
Notes Toward a Digital Workers’ Inquiry
Join us as we celebrate the launch of Notes Toward a Digital Workers Inquiry, Common Notions, 2025, a new book full of first-hand accounts from the tech sector’s resurgent labour movement as artificial intelligence gains ground in every facet of our lives. As tech billionaires align with Trump, they are also launching a renewed assault on labour through artificial intelligence and alienating tactics. But for now, it still takes workers to make fortunes for the bosses, and collective action is again on the rise. Previously thought to be “unorganizable,” these workers are part of a North American movement that is reaffirming faith in collective revolutionary action through new methods of organizing, new ways of association, and a new synthesis of traditional labour activities with original research.Source: LeftStreamed
EMPLOYMENT
Director of Operations
The Toronto & York Region Labour Council is seeking a Director, Operations & Strategy, to lead its small and dynamic staff team. This is a new position within the organization. Interested candidates should apply by sending a resume and a short cover letter to smcmurray@labourcouncil.ca.The starting rate for the position is $120,000 annually and a generous benefits package is provided.
Apply by sending a resume and a short cover letter by Monday, March 16th, 2026 at 12:00 noon to jhuang@labourcouncil.ca.
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