The Coalition of Unions

A Coalition of Unions was formed at Memorial University in 2024 due to the alarming amount of budget cuts at our institution. The Coalition comprises both labour and student unions from Memorial University, including Grenfell Campus, Labrador Campus, Harlow Campus, and the Marine Institute.

Members

You can contact the Coalition by emailing the following address:

The Coalition of Unions is made up of the following unions.

Type Unions Locals
Associate/Affiliate (4) CFS;
CUPE;
CUPE NL;
NAPE.		 CFS: Canadian Federation of Students;
CUPE: Canadian Union of Public Employees;
CUPE NL: Canadian Union of Public Employees of Newfoundland and Labrador;
NAPE: Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees.
Academic (3) MUNFA;
LUMUN;
TAUMUN.		 MUNFA: Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association;
LUMUN: Lecturers’ Union of Memorial University;
TAUMUN: Teaching Assistants’ Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Non-Academic (10) CUPE Locals (3);
NAPE Locals (7).		 CUPE 1615: Memorial University;
CUPE 3336: The Works (Memorial University Recreation Complex Inc.);
CUPE 4554: Memorial University Students’ Union, and Campus Childcare;
NAPE 1804: MUN Enforcement and Maintenance (Corner Brook);
NAPE 1809: MUN Custodians (Corner Brook);
NAPE 7405: Marine Institute Instructors (St. John’s);
NAPE 7801: MUN Maintenance (St. John’s);
NAPE 7803: MUN Enforcement (St. John’s);
NAPE 7804: MUN Custodians (St. John’s);
NAPE 7850: Marine Institute Support Staff (St. John’s).
Student (4) MUNSU;
GSU;
MISU;
GCSU.		 MUNSU: MUN Students’ Union (St. John’s Campus);
GSU: Graduate Students’ Union;
MISU: Marine Institute Student’s Union;
GCSU: Grenfell Campus Student Union.

Mission

  • To unite, represent, and advance the interests of our respective members.
  • To improve the learning and working conditions of our public university.
  • To strengthen the academy through solidarity, advocacy for fair working conditions, and advancing excellence in teaching and scholarship.
  • Our work is based upon our right to academic freedom, collective bargaining, and the unhindered pursuit of knowledge and its dissemination.
  • We value collegiality, transparency, accountability, and fairness.

#FundMUN

Many of the original St. John’s campus buildings are aging into disrepair, and it shows. In order to make a difference and to make our voices heard, many* of the unions at Memorial University got together in 2024 to create a movement by sharing our experiences, and pleading with government to return the 46% of funding that has been cut since 2013. The increasingly grim situation has been documented in the news, as shown on the campaign’s website at www.FundMUN.ca.

(* Note that the Medical School in the Faculty of Medicine is uniquely considered to be a separate entity, and is therefore exempt from the cuts and hiring freezes that have been implemented across the rest of Memorial University.)

Visit the website to get involved with the #FundMUN campaign, by contacting your provincial government representative, or sharing your own story about how you’ve been affected.

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