A high-profile business watchdog group has been mounting a monthslong pressure campaign pushing for unionization at two companies that provide American Sign Language translation services. Disclosures filed with the Department of Labor reveal that this campaign only began after the labor organization poised to gain members from the unionization effort started cutting monthly five-figure checks to the watchdog group in question.
Between March 2024 and February 2025, the Office and Professional Employees International Union paid out $144,000 to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, also known as Financial Services Stakeholder Action, public records show. After the initial payment landed, PESP began writing blog posts, publishing reports, and hosting events targeting Sorenson Communications and ZP Better Together, both of which are owned by private equity firms, arguing that their workers should unionize through OPEIU.
