WHAT ABOUT US?

The Board of CFI has decided to break relations with our existing Local and create its own Local. It is about to enter into separation negotiations. This will take considerable investment of time and resources, and promises to distract your leadership from issues that affect you directly.

- How does a split benefit us?

-Has there been a cost-benefit analysis?

-What.are the implications of losing our Local's know-how and support?

-Does the general membership have a say before we embark on separation negotiations?

-It's our union. Why haven't we been asked?

WE ARE CONCERNED:

Region 1 has not had a raise in over 6 years. We interpreters are the ONLY employees in ALL LASC that have not received ANY raises in this time. We are the ONLY interpreters statewide not to have received ANY bonus or raise. NO bargaining dates have been set. NO discussion or analysis on how to break the gridlock with administration. Until today, NO mention of R1 bargaining in ANY CFI communucations.WHY?

SIGN if you want to ask your CFI leadership for the following:

- Rethink your priorities: REVITALIZE our negotiations' process.

- SLOW DOWN. We need time to analyze AND VOTE on the judiciousness of such a split.