The AFT Massachusetts Legal Department provides legal services and advice to locals and members by advising local Presidents and their AFT Massachusetts field representatives on collective bargaining and grievance matters, by enforcing contract and member rights through grievance arbitration and by enforcing labor rights through state or federal labor agencies. The Legal Department also provides representation to individual members at the request of locals who have adopted policies relating to member representation in statutory dismissal cases, Department of Child and Family Services appeals and certain other employment matters such as unemployment or retirement appeals.
Staff:
- Haidee Morris - General Counsel - hmorris@aftma.net
- Harold Jones - Associate Counsel - hjones@aftma.net
- Jenniffer Migliaccio - Associate Counsel - jmigliaccio@aftma.net