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NLRB says immigration court interpreters are employees
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NLRB says immigration court interpreters are employees

Pacific Media Workers Guild March 16, 2017March 8, 2020 3 comment

Officials at the National Labor Relations Board have found that immigration court interpreters should be considered employees rather than independent contractors. The determination is a major — though preliminary — win for the Guild, which has been working to help immigration interpreters fighting for their job rights.

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Majority of Bay Area interpreters vote to ratify TA

Pacific Media Workers Guild December 15, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

A majority of CFI members from the greater San Francisco Bay Area (Region 2) voted to ratify a tentative agreement that gives interpreters raises and the ability to bargain over the working conditions of Video Remote Interpreting.

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R2 Interpreters don’t let rain dampen their resolve, continue picketing for fair contract

Pacific Media Workers Guild November 19, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Employee interpreters, independent contractors and union activists picketed outside the Hall of Justice on Tuesday, the second day of rallies in the Bay Area by language professionals advocating for a fair contract and meaningful language access.

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CFI to JC: Interpreters do it better in person

Pacific Media Workers Guild October 19, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

About two dozen interpreters filled up the Judicial Council gallery Friday to push for extending language services to court users in civil matters and caution against the misuse of Video Remote Interpreting.

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Enigmas of Cuban Spanish – pitfalls for interpreters

Michael Applegate October 14, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Tony Rivas’ talk – the Enigmas of Cuban Spanish – took place at the 11th annual CFI conference. Tantalized by his use of the word “enigmas,” we challenged Rivas to help non-interpreter “lay people” to understand the premise of his talk.

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CFI-backed bill to provide interpreters in civil cases clears legislature

Pacific Media Workers Guild September 19, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

A CFI-sponsored bill to ensure quality language access for civil court users has cleared the state Senate and Assembly and awaits the governor’s signature.

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Purple Communications Bargaining Update #10

Pacific Media Workers Guild August 23, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Negotiations stalled this week over whether management-mandated meetings and unexpected work interruptions, like system crashes and power failures, should count against an employee’s log-in time and other performance standards.

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American sign language interpreters engage in ground-breaking negotiations

Michael Applegate August 14, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Bargaining on August 6 and 7 led to a flurry of agreements on language for articles to be contained in a first contract between Purple and CWA’s Pacific Media Workers Guild.

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Video Interpreters meet with FCC over VRS changes

Pacific Media Workers Guild August 6, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Video Interpreters met with Federal Communications Commission officials for the first time recently during a meeting arranged by CWA in response to proposed reforms to the video relay system.

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ASL VIs testify about union busting before NLRB

Pacific Media Workers Guild June 18, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Four ASL video interpreters provided evidence at an NLRB hearing of how far Purple Communications was willing to go to block workers from exercising their right to form a union.

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Purple Communications Bargaining Bulletin #6

Michael Applegate June 12, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Three days of negotiations over the past week led to a few new agreements and a much better understanding of key remaining issues for the bargaining teams.

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Court interpreters: in their own words

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 23, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Court interpreters in the Bay Area reached a tentative agreement this week. But colleagues in the Central Valley continued their fight for a contract in mediation.

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Court interpreters stand strong on full day’s pay

Pacific Media Workers Guild May 10, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

Court administrators proposed to withdraw a proposal to send interpreters home up to two hours early without pay, but only if the California Federation of Interpreters agrees to accept a proposal on video remote interpreting.

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Guild Interpreters vote yes on strike authorization

Pacific Media Workers Guild April 24, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

An overwhelming 96 percent of Region 2 and 3 court interpreters who voted said yes to authorizing the bargaining committees call for a strike. The California Federation of Interpreters has been bargaining since July in those regions and faces detrimental proposals by the courts.

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CFI sponsors bill to establish statewide language access plan in courts

Pacific Media Workers Guild March 9, 2013November 22, 2014 0 comment

CFI is a sponsor of AB1127, which would require the state to develop a plan that provides limited English proficient Californians linguistic access to the court system.

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