Joelle Fishman

Joelle Fishman chairs the Connecticut Communist Party USA. She is an active member of many local economic rights and social justice organizations. As chair of the national CPUSA Political Action Commission, she plays an active role in the broad labor and people's alliance and continues to mobilize for health care, worker rights, and peace. Joelle Fishman preside el Partido Comunista de Connecticut USA. Es miembro activo de muchas organizaciones locales de derechos económicos y justicia social. Como presidenta de la Comisión Nacional de Acción Política del CPUSA, desempeña un papel activo en la amplia alianza laboral y popular y continúa movilizándose por la atención médica, los derechos de los trabajadores y la paz.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman

Labor

In tough situation, Conn. state workers to vote on contract
June 2, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Thousands of state workers are expected for a question and answer session about the tentative agreement hammered out by their unions.
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Immigrant students win in-state tuition battle
May 25, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Four years ago, the legislature passed a similar bill but lacked enough votes to override Republican Gov. Jodi Rell's veto.
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“We did it!” Nursing home workers win 13-month strike
May 13, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
The new three-year contracts, including raises and benefit improvements and a return to work with former positions and hours, were approved by an overwhelming vote of 189 to 6.
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Labor

Machinists confront corporate greed at Hamilton Sundstrand
May 13, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Workers at Hamilton Sundstrand are fighting company plans to eliminate 214 Connecticut jobs this year, shrinking the unionized workforce by more than 20 percent.
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“Force of unity” defends working people’s rights
May 6, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
With everything on the line, from Social Security and Medicare to the right to organize, working class families came out, many for the first time, to make their voices heard.
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Capitol rally says: Get on board for health care
April 28, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Connecticut residents jammed into the Hartford train station to demand that the governor and state legislature "get on board" for the state health care program with a public option.
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U.S.

We Are One on May Day
April 22, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
International Worker's Day has come home. Out of the depths of the raging class war against public workers, their unions and all working people, has arisen a call by the labor movement from Wisconsin to Connecticut...
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Protesters demand Bank of America pay taxes
April 19, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
100 protesters rallied in front of Bank of America here on Tax Day to single out that bank for enjoying huge profits while paying little or no taxes.
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