Transcribe a 2-hour union meeting so every member can read what was reported.
A 2-hour union meeting is transcribed in about 4 minutes, at roughly 2 minutes per hour of audio, and a phone or recorder file of that length is usually about 60 to 120 MB. The opening minutes are a free preview, and twelve monthly two-hour meetings, 1,440 minutes, fit the $18 pack of 3,000.
For branch secretaries, stewards and members
Two hours of reports and debate, written down for the members who couldn't attend.
Recorded in the hall or online
Many branches record on a phone or a small recorder at the front of the hall; that file uploads as it is. A meeting held on Zoom or Teams saves a recording you can download and upload, and a Google Drive share link can be pasted. Make sure the meeting knows it is being recorded, with whatever consent your rules and the law where you are require.
About four minutes
The rate is about 2 minutes for each hour of audio. Applause and hall noise are not transcribed; speeches from the floor are, as long as the recorder can hear them.
A branch year, counted
A single meeting uses 120 minutes of the $4 pack of 300. Credits never expire, so a quiet summer recess costs nothing.
What comes back
Chapters follow the order of business: officers' reports, negotiations update, motions, any other business. The brief lists the pay figures, dates, percentages and vote counts said aloud, and officers and members who spoke are named in the summary and key quotes.
Why members miss what was decided
Half the branch works shifts. The meeting happens once.
✗ Reports by word of mouth
Members who could not attend hear a version of the meeting from whoever did.
- Negotiation updates retold second-hand
- Offer figures misremembered
- Motions passed with no exact wording kept
- Secretary's notes written up days later
- Disagreement about what the officer promised
- No searchable record of past meetings
✓ Reports from the record
The meeting as text, with the order of business as chapters and every figure listed.
- Back in about 4 minutes
- Order of business as chapters
- Pay figures and dates in the brief
- Vote counts with timestamps
- DOCX for the branch report
- Packs from $4 for 300 minutes
Sample
From a two-hour branch meeting.
Illustrative lines written for this page; no real union, branch, employer or member. The clock begins when the recording begins.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $4 (300 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$4/300 min
5 hours of audio — $0.80 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 300 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$18/3,000 min
50 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 3,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$32/6,000 min
100 hours of audio — $0.32 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 6,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Two-hour union meetings: questions branches ask.
How long does a 2-hour meeting take to transcribe?
Roughly 4 minutes; an hour of audio takes about 2.
Can we record on a phone at the front?
Yes. A phone's recording app is fine; place it near whoever is chairing and ask speakers from the floor to use the microphone if there is one. The transcript reflects what the recorder could hear.
Is the recording kept private?
Meetings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training. You can delete the file and transcript once the branch notes are written, which matters for sensitive negotiation updates.
Can the transcript be used in a dispute?
It is an AI transcript to work from, not a certified or official transcript, and nothing here is legal advice. For a formal process, check what kind of record is required.
What does the branch year cost?
Twelve 2-hour meetings are 1,440 minutes, on the $18 pack of 3,000. Packs start at $4 for 300 minutes, and credits never expire.
Our members speak several languages. Does it cope?
The language is detected automatically, from 99 supported. A meeting that switches language is read on its main language, and English terms inside another-language speech are handled.
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