Resources

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.

For Salary Scales across several collective agreements, please see the Salary Scales page.

Current Agreement

April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026
View the Collective Agreement section on 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.

Want a printed copy? CUPE 1615 is encouraging the use of the Collective Agreement digitally and online. However, you can still order a print copy of the Collective Agreement by using the form for CUPE 1615 Document Requests.

Questions? 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).

Past Agreements

Note: To search within a document, select Ctrl+F or ⌘+F, and highlight to copy and paste. As well, in the case of any discrepancies, the original version shall prevail.

CUPE National Constitution

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.

• View the CUPE National Constitution (last updated 2021)

CUPE 1615 Constitution

Our by-laws set out the rules for how we democratically elects our representatives, and how the local is run and has to respect the CUPE Constitution. View the By-Laws section on this website, or view the pdf document below.

• CUPE Local 1615 Constitution By-Laws (last updated 2019; cover page added 08/24)

The CUPE 1615 boardroom is located on the fourth floor of the Alexander Murray Building (also known as the Earth Sciences (ER) building) on the St. John’s campus of Memorial University. The room number is ER 4051.

The following link provides access to the booking resource for scheduling meetings in the boardroom. Select the desired meeting time from the ones displayed below, or open the calendar in a new window.

Note that weekend bookings require advanced notice, and will need to be confirmed with one of the office personnel. Contact Natalie at nwebber@cupe1615.ca or 864-8476, or secondarily, Bill at president@cupe1615.ca or 864-2393.

Document Request Form

If you’d like to have a copy of any document from CUPE 1615, use the form below to submit a request.

The CUPE 1615 boardroom is located on the fourth floor of the Alexander Murray Building (also known as the Earth Sciences (ER) building) on the St. John’s campus of Memorial University. The room number is ER 4051.

This booking page is for after hours use of the CUPE 1615 boardroom. Select the desired meeting time from the ones displayed below.

Note that weekend bookings require advanced notice, and will need to be confirmed with one of the office personnel. Contact Natalie at nwebber@cupe1615.ca or 709-864-8476, or Bill at president@cupe1615.ca or 709-864-2393.

Overview

The bylaws are the rules that govern the operations of CUPE 1615 and its Executive.

• CUPE Local 1615 By-Laws (last updated 2019; cover page added Aug/2024.)

In order to improve the social and economic welfare of its members without regard to age, physical and/or mental disability, race, creed, colour, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, place of residence, membership or activity in any Union, to promote efficiency in public employment and to manifest its beliefs in the value of unity of organized labour, this Local of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (hereinafter referred to as CUPE) has been formed.

The following By-Laws are adopted by the Local pursuant to, and to supplement the CUPE constitution, to safeguard the rights of all members, to provide for responsible administration of the Local, and to involve as many members as possible through the sharing of duties and responsibilities.

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, view the By-Laws menu from the site navigation bar, or select the link below.

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.

• Check out the Employee Group Benefits Plan here.

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.

• Visit Memorial University’s Human Resources page for more information on the pension plan

Here are the updated versions of the seniority list – sorted by Date and by Name.  The information on both should be the same.  These lists are considered correct until next posted.

Current Seniority Lists

March, 2025 (corrected from January, 2025)

January, 2025
Jan, 2025 Report sorted by Date
Jan, 2025 Report sorted by Name

Past Seniority Lists

Page last updated January 24, 2025.

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).