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Department of Law details new labor-relations role, staffing and LOA centralization to House Finance
Summary
Department of Law Civil Division Director Rachel Witty told the House Finance Committee that labor-relations duties moved under Administrative Order 356, staff have been rebuilt (a new manager and four analysts), and departments were asked to resubmit letters of agreement after a June 2025 reset to improve fiscal tracking.
Rachel Witty, civil division director for the Alaska Department of Law, briefed the House Finance Committee on March 26 on the department's new responsibility for state labor relations after an administrative transfer in 2024.
Witty said Administrative Order 356 moved certain labor-relations functions from the Department of Administration to the Department of Law to ensure legal oversight, improve contract review and strengthen support for grievances and arbitrations. "The objectives were to ensure legal oversight during labor negotiations, improve review of contract terms and proposals, strengthen support for grievances, arbitrations and contract interpretation processes," she told the committee.
Witty described the unit's organization and staffing changes, saying Matthew Gendersina was hired in September as labor-relations manager and now…
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