Nearly 100 interpreters attend seminar, meeting in Costa Mesa
Some 80 interpreters attended CFI’s seminar and membership meeting in Southern California over the weekend. CFI will post details about our May seminar in the Sacramento area soon.
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Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Friday, February 1st, 2013
Seminars & Meeting Mar 2 in Costa Mesa
Interpreting at the witness stand, indigenous languages and relay interpreting, collaborative court, proverbs and idioms. 6 hrs CIMCE credit for all languages.
Monday, September 24th, 2012
Interpreters not included in furlough at San Diego courts
Furloughs in San Diego courts do not apply to interpreters.
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Budget Cuts in Region 4
CFI has been monitoring the impact of budget cuts in the various courts in Region 4. So far, most courts have not shared any plans for immediate changes to interpreter services.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Full-time Spanish Interpreter with Federal Defenders of San Diego
Preference will be given to applications received by February 15, 2012.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Region 4 Bargaining Update #9
A tentative agreement for a new MOU was reached yesterday afternoon at the end of a drama-filled bargaining session.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Region 4 Bargaining Update #8
We moved closer to agreement last week on a package we can bring to the membership for ratification, but the talks snagged when one county decided it wanted the ability to opt out of part of the deal.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Seminars & Meeting Feb 4 in Riverside
Forensic evaluations of children, force options, and immigration in criminal defense. 6 hrs CIMCE, all in English. Membership meeting with lunch provided.
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Reg-4 Bargaining Update #7
In a session marked by both discord and an odd sort of harmony, management proposed annual bonuses and adding translation to unit work.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Region 4 Bargaining Update #5
After a hiatus of nearly two months, negotiations for a new Region 4 MOU resumed in Rancho Cucamonga with unprecedented support of interpreters in the region.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Two Agreements in Region 4
As a crowd of OC interpreters gathered in front of CJC wearing red, we reached tentative agreements on two minor changes to the MOU, a first for these negotiations.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Region 4 Rejects All Interpreter Proposals
CFI negotiator Frances Marino of Orange County made a presentation that graphically explains the financial disparity in take-home pay. The Region rejected all of our proposals.
upcoming seminars
Aug 3 in Los Angeles
Delinquency, immigration, death penalty. 6 hrs CIMCE, breakfast and lunch included.
Details soon!