Unions representing faculty and staff at Memorial University bargain with university administration regarding employment terms, including salary, benefits, safety and job security. 

• CUPE 1615 - Canadian Union of Public Employees  

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1615 is the union representing approximately 700 administrative, instructional, technical, and technical support staff at Memorial University. This includes the St. John’s, Signal Hill, Grenfell and Labrador campuses, as well as several satellite locations, including those for Faculty of Medicine’s Distributive Medical Education, the Faculty of Nursing’s Clinical Laboratories as well as the Ocean Sciences Centre (OSC), Botanical Gardens, Bonne Bay Aquarium & Research Station and the Geo Centre.  

• MUNFA - Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association 

The Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty Association (MUNFA) represents academic staff members (ASMs), including full time faculty, librarians, counselling faculty members and co-operative and field education coordinators. It also includes contract faculty with teaching term or regular term appointments.    

• NAPE - Newfoundland Association of Public Employees  

Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) represents instructors, demonstrators, research scientists, research and technical personnel at the Marine Institute. 

• LUMUN - Lecturers' Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland 

Lecturer’s Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN) Per Course Instructors represents individuals who teach no more than two courses per semester. 

Lecturer’s Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland (LUMUN) Postdoctoral Fellows represents postdoctoral fellows at Memorial who carry out research across a broad range of academic units. 

• TAUMUN - Teaching Assistants Union Memorial University of Newfoundland 

Teaching Assistants’ of Memorial University of Newfoundland (TAUMUN) represents graduate assistants at Memorial University.