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WED 2/26: ASL Interpreters Union Press Conference featuring @repcasar.bsky.social at FCC HQ
Wednesday, February 26 8:30 am in front of the FCC 45 L St NE Wear blue! online at instagram.com/aslinterpretersunion
February 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Submit your funniest, snarkiest, silliest union memes to be featured on our socials!

Rules:
- Submit by February 7th!
- Must be work-appropriate.
- Unlimited entries.
- Make them yourself! Be creative!

#ASLInterpretersUnion #UnionsWork #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #ASL
January 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Hey Valentine! We are working much harder than your ex did to earn your love 💔🫢 Join us!!

#ASLInterpretersUnion #UnionsWork #VideoRelayService #DeafCommunity #SignLangugage #ValentinesDay
Image description: Light blue background with a pink heart in the center containing a graphic of a handshake. Text above graphic reads: “Hey Valentine, we’re collectively bargaining for your love!” And below the graphic reads: “To: VRS Interpreters, From: ASL Interpreters Union”
February 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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If you're a current VRS interpreter or Deaf/Hard of Hearing supporter, we'll send you one of our amazing union t-shirts if you agree to wear it and take a pic.

They're union-made!

Sign up here: bit.ly/asliu-week-of-action

#ASLInterpretersUnion #UnionsWork #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #ASL #Change
Square graphic with blue banner on the top and bottom. At the top in big black text reads, "WANT ONE OF THESE SHIRTS?!" In the middle are photos of two models wearing t-shirts. The left is a gray shirt with the ASLIU logo and the right is a black shirt with the ASLIU logo. Both shirts say under the logo, "EMPOWERING INTERPRETERS, EMPOWERING COMMUNITY." In black text in the bottom banner reads, "Join our Week of Action and we'll send you one!"
February 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Get ready for our Week of Action Feb 24th- 28th!!
Here’s a sneak peek at what you may see 👀 Let’s make our voices heard!

#ASLInterpretersUnion #UnionsWork #LetsGetToWork #VRS #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #BetterTogether #ASL #SignLanguage
An infographic with a light blue background titled "WEEK of ACTION" in bold black text at the top. Below, a central beige box with bold black text reads: "What might you see?" Lines branch out from the central box, connecting to additional colored boxes with text: - A blue box (top left) reads: "Press coverage." - A darker blue box (top right) reads: "A collage of our VI supporters TWICE the size of our last." - A yellow box (middle right) reads: "Release of VI wage data from our pay transparency survey." - A light blue box (middle right) reads: "In-person action in Washington, DC." - Another light blue box (bottom right) reads: "Gatherings of interpreters wearing union t-shirts." - A dark blue box (bottom center) reads: "Big public zoom meeting." - A yellow box (bottom left) reads: "Results of our meme contest & MORE!" At the bottom right corner is the ASL Interpreters Union logo featuring hands signing "union" with the text "ASL INTERPRETERS UNION" and "OPEIU" in blue and white. The second slide is the same graphic but in Spanish.
January 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the ASL Interpreters Union! 💝

#ASLInterpretersUnion #UnionsWork #VideoRelayService #DeafCommunity #SignLangugage #ValentinesDay
Image description: Purple background with text and two candy hearts. The text reads: “Hey Valentine, You can’t spell ‘UNION’ without” followed by two candy hearts. The left heart is yellow with the letter “U” and the right heart is blue with the letter “I”. Between the hearts is an ampersand symbol “&”. Below the hearts, it says: “To: VRS Interpreters From: ASL Interpreters Union”.
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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"Organizing is how we regulate AI in VRS"

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our day to day- and it threatens to take-over the VRS industry. Read more about the impacts...

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Organizing Is How We Regulate AI in ASL - ASL Interpreters Union
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 w...
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February 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Are you in the Salem, OR area? Come join our evening meetup on Monday April 7 at Ike Box! Everyone is welcome. Learn about our ASL Interpreters Union, why we’re organizing, what we can win with a union, & how to get involved.

No prior knowledge or union experience is necessary!
#ASLInterpreterUnion
Digital graphic with a light yellow background. The top has black text that reads, in increasing font size, “Live in or around Salem, Oregon? / Join our ASL Interpreters Union meetup!” Under is the logo for Ike Box, as well as the address: 299 Cottage St. NE Salem, OR. The date is listed: Monday, April 7, 5-7p PT. The bottom has a yellow banner with the ASLIU logo on the bottom left and in black text reads “aslunion.org / @ASLInterpretersUnion.”
March 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Wage and Cost of Living increases are extremely overdue for VRS industry, even after the FCC granted higher reimbursement rates to do so- VRS companies are not paying their employees an equitable salary. #LetsGetToWork
#UnionsWork #ASLInterpretersUnion

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New Wage Data Shows When Workers Organize and Fight 'It Pays Off—Literally' | Common Dreams
Union contracts negotiated in 2023 earned workers wage increases they haven't seen in over 35 years.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM