Legislative Update
The state legislature finished year one of its two-year legislative session on September 14 2001. Senate bill 371, our bill to provide collective bargaining rights to interpreters through employee status will remain pending and be taken up by the legislature again this coming January...read more

Heath Insurance
We are happy to announce that through our affiliation with CWA/TNG we are offering HEALTHNET insurance to members in good standing...read more

N.J. Per Diems Seek a Fair Deal
For the per diem interpreters of New Jersey, Carla Katz, president of Communications Workers of America, Local 1034, is going to be a very important person. Since the spring of 2000, efforts have been underway to have New Jersey's Administrative Office of the Courts recognize CWA-1034 as the collective bargaining representative of the per diem interpreters...read more

Victory in Santa Cruz
A sweet victory was achieved on August 12 in Santa Cruz County...read more

One of Our Members Asks Questions
The following letter was sent to the board of CFI by one of our members. We have encountered many of these important questions frequently in our conversations with interpreters throughout the state. We believe it is crucial to share this exchange with all CFI members...read more

Model Contract Imposed on San Diego Court Interpreters
In May 2001, San Diego Court Administration delivered the entire Model Contract to court interpreters and instructed them to sign and return it by the end of June...read more

Who Are the New Interpreters?
According to the Judicial Council 160 candidates took the written exam for certification in Spanish in 2000-2001. Of these 51 (32%) passed. In the same period, 77 attempted the oral exam in Spanish. Of these, 9 (12%) passed...read more

Interpreter Budget
According to the Judicial Council's Office of Governmental Affairs, the Judicial Council has presented a budget request (Fiscal Year 2002-2003) for interpreters to the governor's Department of Finance...read more

American Sign Language Interpreters on Master List
At the request of the Judicial Council and Fairness Advisory Committee, the Court Interpreters Advisory Panel voted to allow registered American Sign Language interpreters to be included on the Judicial Council Master List...read more

Participation: the Missing Ingredient in Interpreters' Struggle for Fairness
What's the difference between participation and input?...read more

Update on Senate Bill 927, Domestic Violence
According to the Judicial Council's Office of Governmental Affairs, SB927 is hung up in the Senate Appropriations Committee...read more