Membership
Purpose
The main purpose of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Pensioners’ Association is:
1. to foster and promote the aims and well-being of its members,
2. to represent the members on relevant university committees,
3. to receive and hold all money and other assets subscribed to it or acquired in any other way and to use such assets for the administration and betterment of The Association, and
4. to advise members and / or ensure that members are informed by the university on all changes to pensions, benefits and other related matters.
Membership
Membership in the Association is open and granted to all retired employees of Memorial University of Newfoundland and includes beneficiaries and survivors of retirees.
Membership Fees
There shall be a nominal membership fee to provide funds for Administrative Functioning of the Association. The Fee is to be set by the membership at a General Meeting and decided by a majority vote.
Membership fees, which are optional, are currently set at $1 (one dollar) per month. Members who wish to contribute membership fees may arrange to have them automatically deducted from their monthly pension payment by completing the authorization for payroll deduction to be found HERE. Copies of the form may also be had by writing or phoning the MUNPA office.
Alternatively, members may pay the annual fee of $12 by forwarding a cheque or money order made payable to MUNPA at the address noted below.
While the membership fee is optional for members, the Association requests that members who choose to opt-out of the fee, please do so in writing in the space provided on the back of this form. The completed from should be sent to MUNPA at the address shown below.
Pensioners' Association
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland
Canada A1C 5S7
Meetings
The Annual General Meeting shall be held prior to October 31st each year at a time, date and place to be designated by the Executive Committee. Pensioners shall be notified not less than 15 (fifteen) days prior to the meeting.