by ASL Union | Nov 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Just a month after launching our union, and after launching a petition calling for increased wages for VRS interpreters, Video Relay Service sign language interpreters at Sorenson Communications have won an across the board wage increase between 2 and 3 percent. ...
by ASL Union | Oct 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Emma Sills, Z/P VRS Interpreter One critical aspect of the interpreting field involves the training of future interpreters. This is integral and is even noted in our NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct. When a student graduates from their Interpreter Training...
by ASL Union | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the September 2023 FCC rulemaking on VRS rates, the FCC estimated that interpreter wages would need to go up by 65 percent. As the FCC noted, “we estimate that each provider’s reported historical costs… will increase by a uniform factor: 75% for engineering and...
by ASL Union | Oct 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Luke Goldstein, The American Prospect Two firms control the market for telecommunications assistance for deaf people. They have extracted higher rates for this government-funded service, while denying workers a...
by ASL Union | Sep 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
ASL Interpreters Union FAQs What are we working to achieve? Here is the mission statement of the ASL Interpreters Union: 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...
