Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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Union and community pulling out the vote for Connecticut’s future
October 26, 2018"Our country, our democracy is under siege. This next two weeks is a decision moment for the nation."
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Healthcare, wages at stake in Machinists strike at UTC Cheshire Aerospace
September 26, 2018"We are going to stay out here and keep fighting until they give us something reasonable."
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Mother wins stay of deportation during hunger strike
August 23, 2018Salma Sikander had been ordered to return to Bangladesh four days before her only son was to enter Quinnipiac University, the first in his family to attend college.
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Janus, labor’s fightback and 2018 elections Webinar, Sun., August 19
August 16, 2018Let this webinar be the beginning of a bigger and even broader fight for workers’ rights in our country.
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Connecticut Poor People’s Campaign marches on state capitol
June 13, 2018According to the Poor People's Campaign audit, 42 percent of the state's residents are poor or low income and 524,000 make less than $15 an hour.
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Connecticut May Day rally inspires unity for justice, equality, and peace
May 10, 2018Report back from the historic trip was a highlight of the “May Day 2018: Fighting Together for Justice, Equality, and Peace” rally hosted here by Connecticut People's World.
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Connecticut: Solidarity postcards support Nelson Pinos in sanctuary
April 12, 2018The Pinos family is one of thousands whose lives have been cruelly and senselessly upended as part of the massive Trump administration deportation effort.
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On the road to Memphis: Connecticut UNITE HERE members help make history
April 10, 2018Said one rider on the bus, "It is an honor and privilege riding together. I've never been in a place with people from all parts of the earth uniting."
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