MassTrac for Unions
Does this sound familiar?
It's 7:45 AM and your phone won't stop buzzing. A member forwarded a news alert: the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development just scheduled a hearing on a prevailing wage bill your local has been fighting for since last session. The hearing is in six days. You don't know who's testifying, you don't know which amendments are floating around the Ways and Means desk, and you're finding out from a member instead of finding out first.
That's the moment MassTrac exists to prevent.
Beacon Hill moves at unexpected times
Massachusetts labor law operates on an unpredictable schedule. Whether it's waiting until the last minute to act, passing things after 5 p.m., or posting a hearing the day before it's held, the General Court moves without notice. For union staff juggling grievances, contract negotiations, and member communications, that erratic pace can be brutal.
MassTrac gives labor organizations 24/7, real-time visibility into Beacon Hill, a service we have provided Massachusetts government affairs professionals for over 30 years.
What union staff need from a tracking tool
You don't need a national platform built for fifty states and a dozen industries you don't touch. You need something built exactly for Massachusetts nuances.
Bill tracking built around labor committees. Follow the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, the Joint Committee on Public Service, and every other committee where labor and public-sector bills land without digging through a generic legislative database to find them.
Hearing alerts before the room fills up. Know when a hearing is scheduled the moment it's posted, not the moment a member texts you about it. Prep testimony, coordinate members to attend, and show up ready instead of reactive.
Amendment tracking during budget season. Massachusetts labor priorities live and die on Ways and Means amendments as much as they do on standalone bills. MassTrac surfaces amendment activity tied to the language you're already tracking, so nothing slips through during the crunch.
Cultivate relationships with legislative staff. Contacting legislators is important, but just as important is cultivating a good relationship with their staff. MassTrac helps you identify and access the legislative staffers relevant to your work, making it easier to build those real connections. Staff lists are updated monthly.
Proven Results for Massachusetts Unions
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) is a subscriber of MassTrac. They represent roughly 12,000 firefighters and their families, advocating on Beacon Hill for safety legislation, employment policy, and healthcare. When Legislative Agent Paul Jacques took over PFFM's policy operations, he moved from a manual, paper-based tracking system to MassTrac in 2010 to modernize his workflow. By using tools like Smart Compare (bill-text-comparison feature) and Daily Alert, Jacques has been able to reclaim hours previously spent combing through documents line by line. Sixteen years later, PFFM continues to use MassTrac to maintain a strategic advantage in the Massachusetts public safety space; read the full case study here.
Get your seat at the table
Union advocacy shouldn't run on whoever happened to see the news first. With MassTrac, your team gets ahead of hearing schedules, tracks the amendments that affect your contracts, and shows up to Beacon Hill prepared instead of scrambling.
If you’re ready to see what MassTrac can do for your local, schedule a demo and see how real-time Beacon Hill tracking fits into your team's advocacy work.
