Joelle Fishman
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joelle Fishman
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Support mounts for mother in sanctuary in New Haven church
July 24, 2017Support and solidarity has been overwhelming for Nury Chavarria, who took sanctuary at the Iglesia de Dios Pentacostal church rather than be deported.
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Uprising over healthcare spills onto the Senate floor
June 20, 2017"We have to speak as one against making $600 billion in cuts to health care."
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Resistance at Yale inspires unity for worker rights
May 19, 2017The fast by Yale graduate teachers in Unite Here Local 33 will enter its 27th day.
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Hunger strikers expose Yale-Trump axis
May 9, 2017The graduate workers’ courageous stand for democratic rights and union rights is inspiring widespread support as part of the national resistance against Trump's anti-worker policies.
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Connecticut leaders to march for climate, jobs and justice
April 20, 2017The health of the people of Bridgeport, a city with majority Latino and African American population, has been affected by pollution from a coal power plant and fossil fuels for years.
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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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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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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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