MUNFA is seeking expressions of interest for volunteers to serve on the MUNFA Academic Freedom and Grievance Committee. Appointments, as approved by the Executive Committee, are for a three (3) year term and will take effect on October 1, 2020. We especially encourage members of equity-seeking groups to volunteer.
The AF&G Committee has four functions:
- To assist and advise members of the MUNFA bargaining unit in the protection of their rights under the Collective Agreement and to advise non-bargaining unit MUNFA members of their rights under the Terms and Conditions of
- To prepare individual grievance cases for the resolution mechanisms, and to represent grievers before administrative and arbitral
- On reference from the MUNFA Executive Committee, to prepare association grievance cases for representation before administrative and arbitral
- To monitor the state of academic freedom within the University, to promote awareness of academic freedom issues and to make policy recommendations to the
Under its terms of reference the AF&G Committee shall consist of eight or more persons from the St. John’s campus, appointed by the Executive to staggered, three-year terms, except for one Executive representative who isappointed for one year. There is a separate but linked committee at Grenfell Campus. Current members of the St. John’s Campus Committee and the expiration dates of their terms are as follows:
NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF TERM |
Jon Church (Executive Representative) | Medicine | October 1, 2020 |
Dan Duda | Library | October 1, 2022 |
Malcolm Grant | Psychology (Retired) | October 1, 2022 |
Erika Merschrod | Chemistry | October 1, 2021 |
Nicole Power | Sociology | October 1, 2021 |
Walter Okshevsky | Education | October 1, 2022 |
Beth Whelan | Counselling Centre | October 1, 2022 |
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Tenured MUNFA members on the St. John’s campus who are interested in serving on this committee should sign and return this form to the MUNFA Office, Room ER-4047 (Alexander Murray Building). Any member may suggest another person for this committee. Please return this form by September 25, 2020