Jason R. Veny
Partner
Jason Veny, a partner in our Washington, D.C., office, specializes in representing unions in arbitration, litigation, contract negotiations, and before the National Labor Relations Board. He also advises and strategizes with clients on enforcing collective bargaining agreements. Jason represents several of the Firm’s labor clients in organizing matters, duty of fair representation issues, internal union matters, and provides general advice.
Whether serving as chief spokesperson or strategic consultant, Jason is passionate about amplifying worker voices at the bargaining table. He has successfully negotiated agreements in the private, public, and federal sectors across various industries, including education, healthcare, and transportation.
Jason has a long history of representing labor unions and workers in arbitrations and proceedings before federal and state courts, the National Labor Relations Board, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York Public Employment Relations Board, and other administrative agencies.
Prior to joining Murphy Anderson, Jason served as in-house counsel at the United Federation of Teachers, where he provided legal guidance to union officers and negotiated and drafted collective bargaining agreements on behalf of members, including public school educators, charter school faculty, hospital nurses, home-care nurses, and day-care providers. Jason also worked for TWU Local 100 in New York City, where he regularly handled cases for the union through arbitration.
Jason remains passionate about the education sector. He actively participates in training union advocates in collective bargaining through his association with the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution at Cornell University. He also has served as an adjunct professor of law at Penn State Law School.
Currently, Jason holds positions on the board of directors of the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance and as the Committee Co-Chair for the American Bar Association (ABA) Labor and Employment Law Section’s annual conference. He is an alumnus of the 2021 ABA Leadership Development Program and a former ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Fellow. Jason actively participates in panels at bar conferences to discuss current labor and employment law issues.
Furthermore, Jason has a demonstrated commitment to community service. For several years he led the Steering Committee of Workplace Street Law in collaboration with Georgetown University Law School. He also served as a board member of DC Jobs with Justice and led his Local School Advisory Team for his local public elementary school.
Washington Office
Bar Admissions
DC, MD, NY
Education
BA, Hofstra University
JD, Hofstra University