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ASL Interpreters UNION

About Us

ASL Interpreters Union is a group of ASL interpreters who are coming together to fight for justice on the job for everyone who works as an ASL interpreter for a major agency. We are organizing to build solidarity, support each other, and win justice for ourselves and the individuals we serve. ASL Interpreters Union is a project of the Office and Professional Employees International Union, with more than 90,000 members across the United States and Canada.

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We are organizing to build solidarity, support each other, and win justice for ourselves and the individuals we serve.

Below: Deaf interpreter Dr. Shae O’Riordan shares the ASL Interpreters Union mission statement in American Sign Language.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to build an inclusive and strong union, by and for interpreters, that supports us in our work and improves the sustainability of our workplaces. This effort aims to bring humanity back into the essential services we provide and increase the longevity of careers in VRS, leading to further skill development and the retention of seasoned interpreters. Upon winning our union and beginning contract negotiations, we commit to bargaining for the common good: securing a collective bargaining agreement that benefits us as interpreters and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community that we serve. We commit to having representation from Deaf users working closely with our bargaining team and will seek to bargain requirements in our contract mandating how companies can improve service quality.

Latest News

Organizing Is How We Regulate AI in ASL

by | Jan 30, 2025 |

The move towards AI in ASL is led by hearing non-interpreters. This commodification of ASL—almost certainly dependent, like other AI models, on mining large amounts of data for large language models without informed consent—is being led at Sorenson by Sorenson CEO...

Are Concerns About Sorenson’s Turnover “Baseless”?

by | Jan 7, 2025 |

` In a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Sorenson called concerns about turnover among VIs affecting the ability for it to provide good service “baseless.” The Private Equity Stakeholder Project, which has written extensively about the VRS...

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ASL interpreters know what our community needs; the corporate managers running these companies do not. Our opinions need to be heard. That’s why we’re asking all interpreters to take this short survey to share their thoughts.

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ASL Interpreters Union

Your Rights on The Job:

1. You have the right to discuss your pay and benefits with other employees.

2. You have the right to discuss workers’ rights online.

3. You have the right to organize a union.

4. It is illegal for bosses to retaliate against you for exercising any of these rights.

5. It is illegal for bosses to bribe employees for opposing a union or organizing for rights on the job.