Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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News
Honoring MLK, hundreds in Hartford demand end to inequality
April 5, 2017The event was one of “Fight Racism, Raise Pay” actions across the country. Thousands of workers fighting for $15/hour and union rights joined together with racial justice activists in the Movement for Black Lives.
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Labor
Yale graduate workers vote union
April 4, 2017For over a quarter-century these workers, now members of Local 33 Unite Here, have been organizing for the right to union representation and a voice at work.
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News
Connecticut activists still inspired by Frederick Douglass’ example
March 21, 2017Connecticut readers and supporters of People’s World met in New Haven recently to commemorate the African American freedom struggle and remember the work of Frederick Douglass.
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Politics
“We Won’t Go Back!” says Communist Party at Women’s Marches across the country
January 26, 2017CPUSA meembers marched in coalition with many other organizations across the country last Saturday.
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Politics
Rev. Barber: Vote and organize to “fix America’s heart problem”
October 31, 2016This election is about the right to organize, the right to vote, the right to build a democracy that cares for everyone.
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Labor
Fight for $15: “McDonald’s, take sexual harassment off the menu”
October 7, 2016"We stand by women in the fast-food industry in calling for safer workplaces where harassment is not tolerated."
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Labor
New union leaders emerge at Social Justice Academy
September 12, 2016Graduation was emotional for the dozen members of SEIU 32 BJ at the completion of the Social Justice Academy.
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Labor
Yale graduate teachers petition NLRB for union recognition
August 30, 2016Gleeful graduate student workers at Yale University wasted no time in filing petitions with the NLRB for union certification following the long awaited decision to restore collective bargaining rights.
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