2014 A profile of the membership NORTH ATLANTIC BRITISH COLUMBIA PRAIRIES ONTARIO QUEBEC
A profile of the membership Unifor has 305,000 members working in every major sector of the Canadian economy. Unifor is committed to creating a strong and effective union to ensure safer workplaces, secure employment, wages and benefits that provide a decent standard of living, and dignity and respect in the workplace. What we wish for ourselves, we wish for others. CONTENTS Canada 1 British Columbia 4 Prairies 6 Ontario 8 Quebec 10 Atlantic 12 NOTES: Membership numbers are derived from latest annual dues-paying average. Local unions and bargaining units that cover members in multiple regions are counted in each region. The average wage is estimated from the weighted average monthly dues payment as of June, 2013.
Members by region Canada NORTH 400 BRITISH COLUMBIA 27,200 9 % PRAIRIES 40,100 13 % ONTARIO 158,100 52 % ATLANTIC 28,100 <1 % BREAKDOWN BY REGION 9 % QUEBEC 51,100 17 % 305,000 Total Unifor members 796 3,195 Local unions Bargaining units British Columbia 27,200 Alberta 16,500 Saskatchewan 10,800 Manitoba 12,800 Ontario 158,100 Quebec 51,100 New Brunswick 6,400 Nova Scotia 12,100 Prince Edward Island 300 Nfld. and Labrador 9,300 Nunavut and Territories 400 TOTAL MEMBERS 305,000 1
Members by sector Canada RESOURCES Forestry 21,800 7% Energy 11,600 4% Mines, metals & minerals 10,600 3% Fisheries 4,800 2% Construction 1,500 1% TRANSPORTATION Road 21,400 7% Air 12,200 4% Rail 9,100 3% Marine 2,200 1% COMMUNICATIONS Transportation 44,900 15 % Telecommunications 27,300 9% Media 12,100 4% Communications 39,400 13 % Resources 50,300 16 % Services 82,600 27 % Manufacturing 87,800 29 % MANUFACTURING Auto 38,800 13% Aerospace 10,300 3% Food and beverage 9,600 3% Truck, bus and transit 4,700 2% Fabricated metal 4,200 1% Plastics 4,200 1% Chemicals 3,800 1% Electrical 3,600 1% Furniture 1,900 1% Shipbuilding 1,800 1% Other manufacturing 4,900 2% SERVICES Health & social services 28,900 9% Retail & wholesale 19,100 6% 796 Hospitality & gaming 15,600 5% Vehicle services 5,500 2% Local unions Education 4,300 2% Union and political 1,900 1% Other services 7,300 2% 2 TOTAL Unifor members 305,000
Member snapshot Canada Air Canada Bell Aliant Bell Canada Bell Technical Solutions Bombardier Caesar s Windsor Chrysler CN Rail Coast Mountain Bus CP Rail Fairmont Hotels 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY PUBLIC SECT0R Public utilities Passenger rail Education Public transit Social services Health care 17 % PUBLIC SECTOR 86,000 WOMEN ALMOST 1 in 3 83 % PRIVATE 28 % WOMEN 72 % MEN First Student Ford Motor Company General Motors Jazz Air Metro Grocery NAV Canada Pratt & Whitney Resolute Forest Products Rio Tinto Alcan Private AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE $24.17 51,000 PUBLIC SECTOR 1 in 6 13 % 40,000 SKILLED TRADES 1 in 8 Sasktel St. Joseph s Health Centre Suncor Tembec VIA Rail 24 % Largest employers share of members: 24% 76 % 87 % 3
Unifor members British Columbia Aeroplan Air Canada BC Transit Canfor Pulp Cascade Aerospace CLS Catering CN Rail Coast Mountain Bus CP Rail British Columbia s 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BRITISH COLUMBIA 27,200 Unifor members in British Columbia 64 318 Local unions Bargaining units Domtar Pulp and Paper Edgewater Casino Empress Hotel Gibralter Mines Hotel Vancouver Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Jazz Air Kentucky Fried Chicken Kruger Loomis Express NAV Canada Neucel Specialty Cellulose 4 Pacific Newspaper Group Rio Tinto Alcan Servantage White Spot Largest employers share of members: 53% 53 % 47 %
Unifor members British Columbia RESOURCES Forestry 10% Mines, Metals & Minerals 6% Energy 2% Fisheries <1% Construction <1% TRANSPORTATION Road 32% Air 7% Rail 3% Marine <1% BRITISH COLUMBIA Resources 4,900 18 % Manufacturing 2,300 8 % Transportation 11,500 42 % Communications 2,300 9 % Services 6,200 23 % MANUFACTURING Aerospace 2% Food and Beverage 2% Fabricated Metal 1% Plastics 1% Chemicals 1% Electrical <1% Other Manufacturing 1% SERVICES Hospitality and Gaming 14% Union and Political 2% Vehicle Services 1% Health and Social Services <1% Retail and Wholesale <1% Education <1% Other Services 6% COMMUNICATIONS Media 8% Telecommunications <1% 5 TOTAL British Columbia Unifor members 27,200
6 Air Canada Bell Media Boeing Calgary Catholic Board of Education CN Rail Consumers Co-op Refineries CP Rail Edmonton Catholic School District Empress Hotel Kindersley Transportation Manitoba Lotteries Mosaic Potash Esterhazy MTS Media NAV Canada New Flyer PotashCorp Saskenergy Saskpower Sasktel Sherritt International SMS Equipment Suncor University of Manitoba Winnipeg Free Press Winpak The Prairies 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY Largest employers share of members: 55% 55 % 45 % Alberta 16,500 41 % Saskatchewan 10,800 27 % Manitoba 12,800 32 % Unifor members Prairies 40,100 Unifor members in the Prairies 109 289 Local unions Bargaining units PRAIRIES Members by province 41 % 27 % 32 %
Members by sector Prairies RESOURCES Forestry 4% Mines, Metals & Minerals 5% Energy 17% Construction 3% Resources 11,600 29 % Manufacturing 8,400 21 % MANUFACTURING Aerospace 4% Food and Beverage 4% Truck, Bus and Transit 3% Fabricated Metal 2% Plastics 3% Chemicals 2% TRANSPORTATION Road 4% Air 5% Rail 5% Transportation 5,700 14 % Electrical <1% Auto parts <1% Other manufacturing 3% SERVICES Hospitality and Gaming 8% Union and Political 1% COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications 12% Media 7% Communications 7,600 19 % Services 6,800 17 % Vehicle Services <1% Health and Social Services 1% Retail and Wholesale 1% Education 2% Other Services 4% PRAIRIES 7 TOTAL Prairies Unifor members 40,100
Unifor members Ontario Air Canada Bell Canada Bell Technical Solutions Blue Line Taxi Bombardier Caesar s Windsor Chrysler Ontario s 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY 158,100 Unifor members in Ontario 305 1,521 Local unions Bargaining units Coca Cola Enbridge Gas Ford Motor Company General Motors Glencore Xstrata Grand River Hospital Great Blue Heron Casino ONTARIO Greater Toronto Airport Authority Logistics in Motion London Health Sciences Centre Magna Metro Groceries OLG Casino Brantford Plumer Memorial Hospital 8 Resolute Forest Products St. Joseph s Health Care Union Gas VIA Rail Largest employers share of members: 27% 27 % 73 %
Members by sector Ontario 9 RESOURCES Forestry 3% Mines and Metals 2% Energy 2% Fisheries <1% Construction <1% TRANSPORTATION Road 6% Air 4% Rail 1% Marine <1% COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications 7% Media 4% ONTARIO Transportation 18,100 11 % Resources 11,200 7 % Communications 17,500 11 % TOTAL Ontario Unifor members 158,100 Manufacturing 54,500 35 % Services 56,800 36 % MANUFACTURING Auto assembly 13% Auto parts 10% Food and beverage 3% Aerospace 3% Truck, bus and transit 1% Fabricated metal 1% Plastics 1% Chemicals 1% Electrical 1% Other manufacturing 1% SERVICES Health & social services 15% Retail and wholesale 11% Hospitality & gaming 4% 796 Education 2% Vehicle services 1% Local unions Union and political <1% Other services 3%
Unifor members Quebec Aeroplan Air Canada Bell Canada Bell Technical Solutions Bombardier CAE Cascade CN Rail Quebec s 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY QUEBEC 51,100 Unifor members in Quebec 240 539 Local unions Bargaining units Expertech Gate Gourmet Johnson & Johnson Kruger Mabe NAV Canada Paccar Pratt & Whitney Resolute Forest Products Rio Tinto Alcan Rocktenn Scott Paper Sheraton Centre Tembec Uniboard VIA Rail Volvo Largest employers share of members: 39% 39 % 61 % 10
Members by sector Quebec RESOURCES Forestry 20% Mines, metals and minerals 7% Energy 1% Construction <1% TRANSPORTATION Air 4% Rail 2% Road 2% Marine 1% COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications 16% Media 1% Transportation 4,600 9 % Communications 8,700 17 % Resources 14,300 28 % Services 6,100 12 % Manufacturing 17,400 34 % MANUFACTURING Aerospace 10% Truck, bus and transit 4% Plastics 4% Electrical 3% Furniture 3% Fabricated metals 2% Chemicals 2% Other manufacturing 3% SERVICES Vehicle services 5% Hospitality and gaming 3% Retail and wholesale 1% 796 Health and social services <1% Education <1% Local unions Union and political <1% Other services 2% 11 QUEBEC TOTAL Quebec Unifor members 51,100
Unifor members Atlantic Abitya Birla Air Canada AV Cell Bell Aliant Beothic Fish Processors Cape Breton Health Care Complex CKF The Atlantic s 25 largest employers LISTED ALPHABETICALLY Newfoundland and Labrador 9,300 33 % 28,100 Unifor members in the Atlantic 130 367 Local unions Bargaining units Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Dominion Stores Halifax Shipyards Highliner Foods IMP Group Irving Paper Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre Jazz Air Louisiana Pacific Marine Atlantic NAV Canada Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island 300 1 % Nova Scotia 12,100 43 % 1 % ATLANTIC Members by province 43 % 23 % 33 % Northwoodcare Incorporated 12 Ocean Choice Scotsburn Dairy Tandus Flooring Twin Rivers Pulp and Paper VIA Rail Largest employers share of members: 40% 40 % 60 % New Brunswick 6,400 23 %
Members by sector Atlantic RESOURCES Fisheries 18% Forestry 14% Energy 2% Mines and metals 1% Resources 9,800 35 % Manufacturing 4,500 16 % MANUFACTURING Shipbuilding 6% Food and beverage 4% Aerospace 2% Plastics 1% Electrical <1% TRANSPORTATION Air 4% Transportation 2,300 8 % Other manufacturing 3% Marine 3% Rail 1% Road <1% SERVICES Health and social services 13% COMMUNICATIONS Retail and wholesale 10% Telecommunications 10% Media 1% Communications 3,100 11 % Services 8,400 30 % Hospitality and gaming 3% Vehicle services 2% Union and political <1% Other services 2% ATLANTIC 13 TOTAL Atlantic Unifor members 28,100
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