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Review the key terms and protections outlined in the current Collective Agreement that safeguard fair treatment and support for Memorial’s faculty members.

2023-2026 C.A.

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Current Agreement

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Academic Staff Members (ASMs) represented under this agreement

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1 extra paid month for new Term Appointment contracts

12%

Raise over 3 years

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Changes to post retirement benefits

Collective Agreements

NEGOTIATING NEWS #3

MUNFA’S INDEX Number of days since receipt of notice of intention to begin negotiations: 467 Number of days since MUN and MUNFA agreed on which Articles would be negotiated: 312

NEGOTIATING NEWS #2

On Tuesday, 16 May, the MUNFA Negotiating Committee presented a proposal to the administration on Article 31, Salaries and Benefits. The primary goals of the salaries section are retention of

NEGOTIATING NEWS #1

MUNFA and the university administration have finally begun negotiations for a new Collective Agreement. Although originally scheduled to begin in September, 2005, the parties exchanged proposals on 5 of the

Ratification Vote Results

Below are the official results of the ratification vote held on October 2, 2007. YES 429 NO 159 SPOILED 2 TOTAL BALLOTS 590

NEGOTIATING NEWS #7

The Negotiating Committee is pleased to report that on 4 June the MUNFA Chief Negotiator, Dr Jon Church, shook hands with Dr Jack Strawbridge to signal an agreement on the

NEGOTIATING NEWS #6

Nearly five months after MUNFA presented Article 31 (Salaries and Benefits) to the administration, we received their proposal on 26 February. We are now preparing our response. Since we know

NEGOTIATING NEWS #5

Since the beginning of 2003 the parties have met three times. The main item of progress to report is that Article 29 on Employment Equity is now ready to be

NEGOTIATING NEWS #4

  REPORT CARD FALL SEMESTER 2002   Article 3 Duties and Responsibilities of Faculty Members GRADE: B Comments: Parties show real promise. MUNFA and the administration have worked hard and

NEGOTIATING NEWS #3

The administration presented its position on Article 30–Cooperative Education Coordinators (CECs) to the MUNFA Negotiating Committee on November 18. It appears the administration wants to negotiate back what we have

NEGOTIATING NEWS #2

Following the first exchange of articles on 7 October, our Negotiating Committee has met with the administration on three occasions: 16, 28 and 30 October. During these subsequent sessions, our

NEGOTIATING NEWS #1

The MUNFA Negotiating Committee will endeavour to keep ASMs apprised of significant developments in the negotiating process. In this first bulletin, we report on the preliminary meeting of 27 September

RATIFICATION VOTE RESULTS

Below are the results of the ratification vote held on 15 July 2003: YES: 284 NO: 18 It is MUNFA’s understanding that the Collective Agreement will be considered by the

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Browse and Review Our Archive of Past Agreements

This archive collects past collective agreements between MUNFA and Memorial University. It’s a helpful reference for how our rights, terms, and protections have changed over time. Whether you're researching a specific clause or just curious about our history, you'll find it here.

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23 June 2026 Appointments to the CLC Advisory Committees and Working Groups for the 2026-2029 Term
This Message was received from CAUT and is being forwarded for Information purposes: The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is now seeking nominations of representatives from affiliates and federations of labour
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23 June 2026 Provost Memo on Article 3.18(b) and Teaching Assignments
MUNFA is writing to make members aware of a memorandum circulated on May 20, 2026, by the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) to Deans Council on the subject of allocating teaching
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23 June 2026 Update on Pension Fund Divestment
At the 2024 MUNFA Extraordinary General Meeting, ASMs passed a motion directing the MUNFA Executive Committee to pursue divestment of the Memorial University Pension Fund from the State of Israel
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