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

U.S.

“We are not going to be put against each other any more”
April 6, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
The spirit of solidarity and raised sights for working-class people filled the air as people from all neighborhoods in New Haven marched on March 30th.
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Opinion

Fight for public workers is about freedom
March 9, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
The rights of public workers and the services they provide is a part of the bigger fight for all workers to organize and win decent wages, working conditions, benefits and strong communities.
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U.S.

Conn. gov joins in “We are one with the workers of Wisconsin”
February 25, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
"I am proud to stand with you and the workers of Wisconsin," Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy told hundreda at a Hartford rally Tuesday.
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U.S.

Heartbreak at Bank of America
February 17, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Bank of America got a Valentine's Day surprise with a picket line protesting the bank's receiving "unrequited love" in the form of tax breaks from the community.
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U.S.

Facing benefit cutoff, jobless “99ers” organize
February 7, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Activists note official unemployment in Connecticut has more than doubled to about 170,000 since 2007, with no sign of improvement. It's a crisis for the entire state and demands emergency attention, they say.
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U.S.

Health care ruling is “judicial activism on steroids”
February 1, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
Health care actvists say U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson's ruling aginst the Affordable Care Act advances GOP agenda: return control of health care to insurance companies
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U.S.

A New Generation of Dreamers: Freedom Rides yesterday and today
January 25, 2011 By Joelle Fishman
A month-long celebration linking the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides that desegregated interstate transportation in the South with today's movements to address racism, violence and unemployment was kicked off here.
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U.S.

Interfaith rally pushes public option forward in Connecticut
December 15, 2010 By Joelle Fishman
A large interfaith rally Dec. 14 demaned implementation of a state public option that would bring residents the full benefit of national health care.
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