Nicky Evans writes that by having a union we are ensuring that deaf people are able to access fully qualified and suitably skilled professionals.
http://www.uniteforoursociety.org/blog/entry/why-bsl-interpreters-have-joined-unite/
After the BDA’s hardly publicised report into AtW, one of their case studies lost their job. On a probationary period for six months without access to interpreters due to a lack of AtW funding, this Deaf person lost their job. Everyday interpreters are seeing examples on the ground of Deaf people not able to access interpreters or spending so much time trying to call their allocated AtW Advisor that they can not get on with their work.
The union is not just about interpreters and protecting our pay but ensuring that Deaf people can keep their jobs too. Are you a Deaf person that has been effected by the cuts and can provide evidence that the union can use? Contact them via www.nubsli.com.