Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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Porcelen SpecRail strikers hold firm
March 20, 2018"We all went out together, we're all going back together."
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Hundreds rally in Connecticut to “Defend Our Immigrant Communities”
December 8, 2017A vote on any funding bill that does not include the Dream Act is a vote to deport thousands of immigrant young people.
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Black unionists in St. Louis lead battles for worker and civil rights
October 24, 2017"Stand up for health care! Stand up for union jobs! Stand up for living wages! Stand up for civil rights! Stand up St. Louis!"
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Conn. AFL-CIO convention: Members commit to “Move Forward Together”
October 12, 2017Connecticut has been a prime target for the Koch brothers and right-wing groups like the Yankee Institute pushing to limit the bargaining rights of state workers.
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New Haven neighborhood’s response to killing: unity and demand for jobs
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Connecticut mayor: We won’t help deport law-abiding citizens
August 11, 2017Speaking at a rally in support of sanctuary seeker Marco Antonio Reyes Alvarez, New Haven mayor Toni Harp vows, “We build bridges, not walls.”
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Cities mark Hiroshima Day with urgent calls to abolish nuclear weapons
August 7, 2017This hell is not a thing of the past. As long as nuclear weapons exist and policymakers threaten their use, their horror could leap into our present at any moment.
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Communities demand ICE stop separating families
August 7, 2017"We are going to stand against policy at the national level of segregation, separation and racial discrimination that tears families apart."
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