Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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In Connecticut the fight for jobs is on
August 11, 2011"Connecticut workers want Congress to act on the jobs crisis with the same urgency that was brought to the manufactured political crisis over the debt ceiling."
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“We’ll stand with Verizon workers, their fight is ours”
August 10, 2011Solidarity is key to the victory of any strike, especially for the 45,000 Verizon workers fighting to save their jobs and benefits at the bargaining table.
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Vote can save jobs, benefits, services
August 8, 2011Connecticut state workers are now voting for the second time on a tentative agreement reached by their unions and Gov. Malloy to "save jobs, protect benefits and preserve services."
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Reed Smith, leader for social justice, dies at 86
August 2, 2011A lifelong peace and civil rights activist, he helped form the first integrated housing development in Waterbury in the 1950s.
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Retirees mobilize to defend Social Security, Medicare
July 10, 2011Rep. Murphy said that if the cap on Social Security taxes on high incomes was raised, the solvency of the fund would be secured for the future.
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Attention lawmakers: Connecticut is not broke
July 1, 2011State workers in Connecticut are in a pitched battle to save their jobs and the services they provide.
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Connecticut becomes first state to require paid sick days
June 15, 2011A national precedent was set in Connecticut last week after lawmakers passed measures allowing paid sick days and the expansion of health care coverage.
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In tough situation, Conn. state workers to vote on contract
June 2, 2011Thousands of state workers are expected for a question and answer session about the tentative agreement hammered out by their unions.
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