Dear Members, 

April 30th, 2022 was the expiration date of the 120-day period LASC relied on to continue remote work under the original COVID-19 Telework contract. Many of you have returned to work and have been called upon to do remote work while on site. Until uniform remote work standards are established between CFI and LASC, your MOU and the following Judicial Council standards apply. We can use the following standards for our own protection by citing them, if necessary, while on the record. CFI will use them to defend against any attempt to discipline us in remote settings.

We would like to share with you two attachments. One is called the "Quick Script to Address Remote Interpreting Problems," which is meant to be a one-page double-sided document that our members can print out, fold up and carry around while working. It contains suggested phrases to put on the record or say to judges in certain situations. It is also useful in non-remote settings in some instances.

The second attachment, a five-page "Reference Packet for Quick Script", is comprised of reference material (i.e. court rules and judicial standards) to support your scripted statements to the court. It is also helpful in guiding interpreters in some ethical situations.   

The third reference source is a hyperlink (in bold blue ink which you may click) of a lengthy Judicial Council manual that was compiled specifically for court interpreters. The blue hyperlink is found at the end of the second paragraph of page 1 of the "Reference Packet". Once you click on it, it will take you to a JC website. In the middle of the website page, go to the "Ethics Training Information" heading and you will find the link below this heading which will take you to "Professional Standards and Ethics for California Court Interpreters". Press click on that and you will access this helpful manual of approximately fifty pages. 

We believe that armed with the three valuable resources that we have included here, you will be in a better position to make appropriate remote and non-remote interpretation decisions in your courtrooms. 

We apologize for the tardiness in preparing these documents for distribution.

In solidarity, 

Roxana Cárdenas
CFI Steward  

Message from:

October 4, 2022 

Dear Local Leaders and Officers: 

Once again, CWA members in District 3 have been negatively impacted by the destructive effects of late season hurricanes. On September 18, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, causing a power outage on the entire island and extensive flooding and landslides. Last week, Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida and caused damaging floods elsewhere in the state and in the Carolinas. 

Today, I am requesting that Locals and Members across our District and Nationally consider providing assistance to our CWA family members that were affected by the recent hurricanes. 

Monetary donations can be made by checks addressed to CWA District 3 Disaster Relief Fund and marked as Hurricane Relief. You can also make donations to the District 3 Disaster Relief Fund online. 

Online Link: https://cwa-union.org/hurricane-relief

Checks should be sent to: 

CWA District 3 
4100 Perimeter Park South
Atlanta, GA 3034

In Unity, 

Richard Honeycutt 
Vice President - District 3

Message from:

October 4, 2022 

Dear Local Leaders and Officers: 

Once again, CWA members in District 3 have been negatively impacted by the destructive effects of late season hurricanes. On September 18, Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, causing a power outage on the entire island and extensive flooding and landslides. Last week, Hurricane Ian devastated Southwest Florida and caused damaging floods elsewhere in the state and in the Carolinas. 

Today, I am requesting that Locals and Members across our District and Nationally consider providing assistance to our CWA family members that were affected by the recent hurricanes. 

Monetary donations can be made by checks addressed to CWA District 3 Disaster Relief Fund and marked as Hurricane Relief. You can also make donations to the District 3 Disaster Relief Fund online. 

Online Link: https://cwa-union.org/hurricane-relief

Checks should be sent to: 

CWA District 3 
4100 Perimeter Park South
Atlanta, GA 3034

In Unity, 

Richard Honeycutt 
Vice President - District 3

Region 3 Bargaining Committee

Elected by Acclamation:

Carmen Ramos
Eduard Hairullin
Rosa Trevizo
Joseph Tobin

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, REGION 3 BARGAINING COMMITTEE 

The Region 3 MOU will expire at midnight on January 31, 2023. To get a head start on preparations, we are officially opening a call for nominations for five members in good standing to be the Region 3 Bargaining Team. The Bargaining Team’s main term of office will be until the end of the new contract that is negotiated. Thereafter, the elected team members, together with the Executive Board, may be called upon to negotiate meet and confers that may arise during the interim period until the next bargaining team is elected.

We are encouraging people to first contact anyone they wish to nominate and ascertain if they are willing to run and serve on a bargaining team. Nominations close at 5:00 PM on September 30, 2022.

Candidates must accept or decline their nomination no later than 5:00 PM on October 5, 2022. This ballot will be conducted via electronic vote, so make sure that the local has your correct email on file. If there is any question as to the local having your correct email, please call or send an email to [email protected], and be sure to put “Email Update” in the subject line. 

The deadline for casting the electronic ballot is set for 5:00 PM, October 12, 2022.

If there are only five nominees, and they accept the nomination, they will be declared to be the bargaining team by acclamation, and there will be no ballots sent out for voting.

We look forward to meeting the new team soon. 

In solidarity,  

Michael Ferreira

President