Union Representation & Legal Services

Count on MNEA for Legal Services.

No one likes to think about the things that could go wrong in the course of one's employment.

As an educator, you perform your work in the best interests of students. You are conscientious and well-intentioned. When you learn of other educators caught up in legal battles, you often think, "It will never happen to me." But the truth is it can happen to anyone.

MNEA members go to work, secure in the knowledge that their membership provides them with legal protection and a well-trained team of advocates working to safeguard their professional careers. It is protection today's educators can't afford to be without.

MNEA members can also count on assistance for personal legal matters through the Association's Attorney Referral Program. This program provides free consultations and discounted legal fees.

Click on the links below to find more information about the legal coverages and protections members receive with MNEA and NEA membership.

$4 Million Professional Liability

LEGAL COVERAGE & PROTECTION No one likes to think about the things that could go wrong in the course of one's employment, but the truth is, it can happen to anyone. MNEA members go to work secure in the knowledge that their membership provides them with legal protection and a well-trained team of advocates working to safeguard their professional careers. It is protection today's educators cannot...

Know Your Rights

As education employees, you and your colleagues have legal responsibilities as mandatory reporters. You also have rights under the Missouri and U.S. constitutions. Through webinars, flyers, and quarterly articles, MNEA educates members to make sure they know their rights and to dispel the assumptions that many think are rights. Missouri NEA helps you stay informed of changing laws and policies...

Contact Your UniServ Director

Although the $4 million Educator Employment Liability (EEL) policy offers valuable liability coverage, educators often need help with other job-protection matters. UniServ directors, Missouri NEA's field staff, are the front-line defense team for Association members. As full-time trained professionals, UniServ directors are available 12 months a year to assist individual members and local...

Collective Bargaining & Organizing Help

MNEA believes in the plain language of the Missouri Constitution. Employees shall have the right to "organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing." This allows all citizens to join organizations like Missouri NEA, to band together with people of similar interests and objectives, and to present those interests and objectives to governing bodies. Missouri NEA...

Attorney Referral Program

PERSONAL LEGAL MATTERS In today's complex and litigious society, having legal help for employment-related matters simply isn't enough. At one time or another, members often need legal counsel on personal matters. That's why NEA created the Attorney Referral Program. This unique service gives every member access to affordable personal legal advice. The Missouri NEA Attorney Referral Program...