Talks continue between Memorial University and MUNFA toward a collective agreement

Aug. 21, 2026 | Negotiating teams for the university and MUNFA met over two days this week to continue the work toward a mutually agreeable collective agreement for the university’s 800 faculty members.

Negotiations begin with TAUMUN

Aug. 4, 2026 | Memorial and TAUMUN began collective bargaining on July 21, 2026. The parties made progress on a bargaining protocol to support an orderly negotiation process. Memorial looks forward to working with TAUMUN’s negotiating team in good faith and through respectful dialogue to reach a new collective agreement.

Negotiations with MUNFA underway 

July 3, 2026 | The negotiating teams for Memorial and MUNFA met on June 26, 2026, for their first bargaining session to work toward a new collective agreement. During that meeting, the university shared its opening package of proposals and now looks forward to receiving MUNFA’s full set of proposals in advance of the next round of talks. 

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Memorial and its unions begin new round of collective bargaining

June 1, 2026 | On June 2, 2026, talks to reach new collective agreements with the first of Memorial’s employee unions will begin. 

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Notice to bargain updates

July 29, 2026 | LUMUN served notice to Memorial University to begin collective bargaining

July 2, 2026 | TAUMUN served notice to Memorial University to begin collective bargaining

May 20, 2026 | Memorial served notice to MUNFA to begin collective bargaining

March 2, 2026 | NAPE served notice to Memorial University to begin collective bargaining 

Dec. 1, 2025 | CUPE served notice to Memorial University to begin collective bargaining