Collective Agreement
The collective agreement sets out the earned rights of the members of CUPE 1615, as well as the responsibilities of the union local and its members. If you have any questions or concerns about your treatment as it pertains to the Agreement, please contact our Group of Stewards.
You are also encouraged to check out our Collective Agreement Frequently Asked Question (FAQs).
CUPE 1615 is encouraging the use of the Collective Agreement digitally. To order a print copy of the Collective Agreement, please use the form for CUPE 1615 Document Requests.
Current Agreement
April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026: Collective Agreement between Memorial University of Newfoundland and CUPE Local 1615. View the pages in the Collective Agreement section of this website, or download the searchable PDF from 2022 with hyperlinked table of contents. Note that the pdf is a scan of the original document.
Past Agreements
June 7, 2021: Extension of Collective Agreement between Memorial University of Newfoundland and CUPE Local 1615. Download the searchable PDF from 2021 or view the 2020-2021 pay scales.
April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2020: Collective Agreement between Memorial University of Newfoundland and CUPE Local 1615. Download the searchable PDF from 2016 or view the original 2016 agreement.
To search, select Ctrl+F or command+F, and highlight to copy and paste.
In the case of any discrepancies, the original shall prevail.
Salary Scales
Below are the CUPE 1615 Pay Scales by effective period. These can also be found embedded in the individual Collective Agreement documents found on the page for Collective Agreements.
- April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
- April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
- August 28, 2023 – March 31, 2024 (CURRENT)
- April 1, 2023 – August 27, 2023 (used for retro)
- April 1, 2022 – March 31 2023 (used for retro)
- October 1, 2021 – March 31 2022 (PREVIOUS)
- April 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021
- April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021
- April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2020
Bylaws and Constitution
Our bylaws set out the rules for how we democratically elects our representatives, and how the local is run and has to respect the CUPE Constitution. To access the By-Laws pdf, select the link below.
The CUPE Constitution belongs to the members of CUPE and it determines the Union’s goals and how the Union operates at a national level. It forms the basis for the functioning of the more than 2,100 CUPE Local Unions across Canada. To access the Constitution pdf, select the link below.
Benefits
CUPE 1615 members are participants in a group benefits plan. If you have questions about your eligibility or benefits, please talk to your shop steward or a member of the executive.
Pensions
CUPE 1615 members are part of the Memorial University Pension Plan. If you have questions about your eligibility or benefits, please talk to your steward or a member of the executive.
Seniority List
Current (2024)
Please see the updated, corrected lists below. Any issues that were forwarded to the CUPE office, should be fixed. This list is considered correct until next posted.
The information contained in both should be the same, only sorted differently, by name and seniority date.
* Updated list to be posted when received and corrected
Past Seniority Lists
2023 June Seniority List (by NAME)
2023 June Seniority List (by DATE)
May 2023 Report by NAME
May 2023 Report by DATE
Educational Awards
Educational Awards are usually presented at the May monthly membership meeting.
Only daughters, sons, and or spouses of current CUPE 1615 members and members are eligible to receive awards.
Awards are open only to students currently registered at any University or College Program (of at least 2 years in duration) at any recognized post-secondary institution.
Applicants must have at least a 65% average in their previous full-time semester. Please include a transcript of your marks with your application. If your transcript lists letter grades only (e.g. A+, A etc.) you are required to include a numerical value of the grades used by the institution (e.g. A+=90-100 etc.)
Successful applicants will be selected using a random draw process and presented at the May general monthly meeting.
All information provided by applicants will remain confidential.
See the latest version, under the NEWS tab, or Latest updates box (below the calendar).
Professional Development Fund
Members of CUPE 1615 are eligible to apply for funding to support their professional development goals and objectives.
The CUPE Professional Development Fund has been in place since April 1, 2009 and has an annual budget of $50,000.
Education
Below is a link to the current online workshops being offered by CUPE. At this time, there are no in-person workshops. They are being conducted through the Zoom app and are available to members from coast to coast to coast. However please take note of the times & time zones that the workshop will be taking place.
If you are interested in doing a workshop please contact the CUPE 1615 office to be registered.