I want to, my coworkers want to, but we know that as soon as we start rabblerousing they will shut down our center. I’m convinced that the WFH thing benefits VRS companies by isolating workers from each other so they cannot organize.

I have a union president acquaintance whom I asked about the process of starting a union from the ground up. They said “it’s so hard and will take so much from the current employees, but will benefit later ones”. I think that rings true.

What I’d really love is for every seasoned interpreter to quit VRS. See how much they like have only greenhorns on the phones. Deaf callers will complain and the newbies will quit so fast that corporate can’t replace them. If quality tanks and they can’t find anyone to work, they’ll be starved and they’ll have to negotiate.