Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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Labor
Day of action demands ‘$15 and a union’ from McDonald’s
May 20, 2021Protests were held across the country prior to the corporation's annual shareholders meeting, including strikes by workers in Connecticut.
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News
‘Georgia On My Mind: The Third Reconstruction’: Connecticut Black history event planned
February 17, 2021The event is a fundraiser for People's World, which has suffered a severe income loss due to the pandemic. Throughout the decades of struggle for civil rights, peace, and economic justice, People's World has reported and...
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U.S.
Connecticut activists take up Hiroshima mayor’s call: “Unite against all threats”
August 6, 2020"Civil society must reject self-centered nationalism and unite against all threats," warned Mayor Kazumi Matsui of Hiroshima.
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News
People’s World Black history event in Connecticut: Voting rights worth the fight
March 3, 2020“Dump Trump” was the theme of this year’s march on the 46th People’s World African American History celebration.
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U.S.
Sanctuary exhibit builds solidarity of “Communities Fighting for Freedom”
April 22, 2019Nelson Pinos Gonzalez has changed New Haven forever with his courage, determination, and absolute refusal to be separated from the family he loves.
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Labor
Solidarity is strong for Stop & Shop strikers
April 15, 2019Standing in a long line at another store, a customer said, “I usually shop at Stop & Shop, but I don't cross picket lines.”
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Politics
Union and community pulling out the vote for Connecticut’s future
October 26, 2018"Our country, our democracy is under siege. This next two weeks is a decision moment for the nation."
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Labor
Healthcare, wages at stake in Machinists strike at UTC Cheshire Aerospace
September 26, 2018"We are going to stay out here and keep fighting until they give us something reasonable."
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