Do you want the state to help pay for your medical insurance?
By forming a union with us, L&I interpreters have the chance to make that happen.
Our bargaining team—made up of interpreters taking DCYF, DSHS & HCA appointments—is planning on negotiating for a healthcare plan during the next bargaining cycle. Right now, L&I interpreters aren’t included because we don’t have a union.
We don’t want L&I interpreters to be left behind.
We want you by our side. That’s why we need to unionize—for healthcare, for reimbursements for late cancellations and no-shows, for an end to corruption at L&I, and so much more.
Are you happy with what you’re paying for healthcare?
Neither were we.
That's why, in 2019, we organized and pressured elected officials to create a law giving freelance interpreters the right to negotiate for state-funded health insurance.
In 2020, we negotiated a workgroup requiring the state to share information with us on what a plan might look like and brainstorm the path forward.
This is where we are now:
We’re gathering crucial information to prepare for contract negotiations, which is scheduled for next year. Next, we’ll send out a survey to determine how much interpreters are paying now for health insurance, and what a good plan might look like.
Why Not Join Us?
Together, we will have more leverage that can translate to a better plan that covers more of our costs. There’s still time to join us so we can collectively bargain for better healthcare.
Independence with Strength
By forming a union with Interpreters United (WFSE), L&I interpreters will have a union built by, run by and for L&I interpreters.
- You will identify the issues you want to negotiate with L&I.
- You will select a bargaining team made up of L&I interpreters.
- You will negotiate your own contract with L&I and have the backing of 46,000+ fellow union members in Washington state behind you.
You can have independence and the power to improve your lives. It’s up to you to decide if you want it.
