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July 17, 1958
Labor Citizen
Miami, Dade County, Florida
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The Interpreters' Guild, a new professional union for language specialists working in over a dozen languages, recently received a charter from the AFL-CIO as an affiliate of the Office Employes International union. Members include interpreters and translators for private corporations and government agencies like the Department of State.
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A unique new professional union, the Interpreters' Guild, organized by language specialists who work in more than a dozen languages, recently received a charter from the AFL-CIO as an affiliate of the Office Employes International union.
The guild is composed of interpreters and translators employed with private corporations and such government agencies as the Department of State, the International Co-operation Administration, the U.S. Information Agency and the Pan American Union.
Many are free lance specialists who interpret at international conferences here and abroad. Others are under contract with I. C. A. to escort foreign visitors around the country who are invited here by the government.
A unique new professional union, the Interpreters' Guild, organized by language specialists who work in more than a dozen languages, recently received a charter from the AFL-CIO as an affiliate of the Office Employes International union.
The guild is composed of interpreters and translators employed with private corporations and such government agencies as the Department of State, the International Co-operation Administration, the U.S. Information Agency and the Pan American Union.
Many are free lance specialists who interpret at international conferences here and abroad. Others are under contract with I. C. A. to escort foreign visitors around the country who are invited here by the government.
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Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Interpreters Guild
Afl Cio Charter
Language Specialists
Translators Union
Government Agencies
Where did it happen?
United States
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United States
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Formation of the Interpreters' Guild as a new AFL-CIO affiliate union for interpreters and translators working with corporations and government agencies, including freelance specialists at international conferences.