Legislators Show Support for Striking Interpreters

Support continues to grow for some 400 members of the California Federation of Interpreters, TNG-CWA Local 39521, who have been on strike since Sept. 5.

More than two dozen members of the State Assembly and another two dozen members of the State Senate have signed onto a support statement calling on the court to bargain a fair contract with interpreters.

The interpreters work for the Superior Court of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. They are fighting for equitable treatment by the court, including the salary structure that other court employees have.