ABOUT MUNFA
Built on Advocacy,
Backed by History
MUNFA was established in 1970 as a professional association and certified in 1981 under provincial labour legislation as the official bargaining agent for academic staff. Since then, we’ve worked to protect academic freedom, ensure fair and equitable working conditions, and provide a strong, unified voice for faculty at Memorial University.
MISSION STATEMENT
What Guides Our
Work Every Day
As many of us are settlers here, MUNFA offers this land acknowledgment, doing so as trade unionists who understand the importance of collective agreement as we face the ongoing challenge of grappling with our colonial history:
We respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, and the island of Newfoundland as the ancestral homelands of the Mi’kmaq and Beothuk. We would also like to recognize the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut and the Innu of Nitassinan, and their ancestors, as the original people of Labrador. We strive for respectful partnerships with all the peoples of this province as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together.
Dr. Lisa Moores (SWCC)
President, MUNFA
Dr. Erika Merschrod (Chemistry)
Vice-President (Internal)
Dr. Russell Williams (Political Science)
Vice-President (External)
Erin Alcock (QEII Library)
Treasurer
Dr. Yolanda Wiersma (Biology)
Secretary
Dr. Ashrafee Hossain (Business)
Past President
Kim O’Reilly
Administrative Officer
Amy Wadden
Labour Relations Officer
Jawad Chowdhury
Organizing, Membership and Communications Coordinator (OMECC)
Dale Humphries
Labour Relations Coordinator
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