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

Pratt & Whitney workers make gains despite plant closing
December 14, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Machinists at Pratt & Whitney ratified a new contract after a valiant fight on the shop floor, in the street and at the bargaining table to stop plant closings and save job security language in Connecticut.
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Labor

Machinists rally to save job security
December 1, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Hundreds of Machinist union members and their supporters ralled for job security Tuesday in front of the IAM Lodge 1746 plant, across from Pratt & Whitney's sprawling main production facility in East Hartford, Conn.
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U.S.

Connecticut leaders to receive People’s World awards
November 29, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Three leaders have been named as recipients of the Amistad Award to be presented here by the People's World on Sunday, Dec. 5.
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U.S.

Connecticut to Congress: “Keep the promise on Social Security”
November 29, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
A week after being re-elected as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. John Larson joined with retired union members at the state capitol who were calling for the protection and expansion of Social Security.
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U.S.

How Connecticut bucked the nation
November 10, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Two weeks before election day, an unnamed outside Republican business group poured $1 million into vicious ads attacking Democratic incumbent Rep. Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District, claiming he voted for "Viagra for sex offenders."
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U.S.

Music to get out the vote – pass it along!
October 26, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Jay Z's performances on the campaign trail with Barack Obama encouraged thousands of young people to vote for the first time in 2008. Now he and others are trying to do it again.
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Labor

For Connecticut voters a stark choice
October 21, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
The fight is on in this state, but an intensive campaign by union members knocking on the doors of their co-workers' homes to talk about the elections is breaking through the right-wing noise.
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Labor

School custodians march against privatization
October 8, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
Over 200 municipal workers marched and rallied at City Hall Tuesday to protest proposed privatization of school custodial services.
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