VP Janet Hudec and Secretary-Treasurer Carmen Ramos were invited and are in attendance at the swearing in ceremony for our new Chief Justice, the Hon. Patricia Guerrero.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ratification of Successor MOU in R1 Dear members, We are very happy to announce that R1 has ratified the Successor MOU! Congratulations to our R1 Team for the amazing work and dedication. This was a historical achievement; I am honored to have been part of this process. Carmen Ramos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R1 is Bargaining for a Fair Contract TODAY!
Downtown LA (March 7, 2023) Thank you to KFI 640 am, Univisión 32, The LA Times, News Of The World, Spectrum News, Estrella TV, Telemundo, Vision Latina TV, ChinaPress & Telerey for attending our press conference for Local 39000 California Federation of Interpreters. Today CFI is negotiating their new contract and thanks to all of you their message was heard loud and clear yesterday in the City of LA. Los Angeles is a very diverse county with over 200 languages spoken; however LA Superior Court is mismanaging the Language Access Funds by not valuing their workforce that is leaving the courts in record numbers, and failing to hire indigenous language interpreters as employees with equal access to county benefits. The Los Angeles Superior Court must take immediate steps to address the disparity, e.g., engaging with indigenous language experts and community organizations in order to gain a better understanding of the language needs of indigenous court users; increasing interpreter availability; & ensuring that all court documents are available in multiple languages. Only then will we be able to achieve equal access to justice for all. |
