Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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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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News
Hiroshima Day message: Abolish nuclear weapons, build lasting world peace
August 10, 2016"Is it not time to honor the spirit of Hiroshima and clear the path toward a world free from that "absolute evil"? Is it not time to unify and manifest our passion in action?"
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U.S.
Civil disobedience actions demand an end to deportations
June 29, 2016Immigrant rights activists blocked traffic on Main Street in front of the Hartford immigration office Monday.
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Labor
Connecticut AFL-CIO: “We need an inclusion revolution”
June 16, 2016"To restore our country, to make America great again, we need an inclusion revolution."
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U.S.
Hartford’s “Fighting for Our Future” rally inspires struggle
May 23, 2016Big changes require big struggles, and "May Day 2016 -- Fighting for Our Future" set a powerful and inspiring framework for the labor battles and elections this year.
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U.S.
African American history event recalls even King had doubts at times
March 25, 2016"Struggle, it never stops. It moves on. We make progress but we have to keep on fighting."
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Labor
Yale graduate student teachers rally for union election
October 23, 2015Yale graduate student teachers and research assistants got a big boost in their decades-long quest for union rights.
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Labor
New Haven march calls for hiring to end jobs crisis
June 17, 2015Every neighborhood and many unions rallied together behind the banner of New Haven Rising for good jobs for city residents.
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