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2007 member affiliation summary

2007 statistics – at December 31, 2007

OMERS members belong to a wide variety of union and association groups. The following graph shows the affiliation breakdown of our active membership as at December 31, 2007. In the graph, we group unions/associations with less than 1,000 OMERS members as “Other.” The breakdown of the “Other” category is shown in the table that follows the graph. The table also includes:

  • the total number of active OMERS members;
  • the number and percentage for all affiliations; and
  • an explanation of the affiliation abbreviations used in the graph.

member affiliation 2007

Member affiliation statistical summary - by member affiliation type

Based on data received from OMERS participating employers up to December 31, 2007.

Member affiliation type (in alphabetical order)

Active members

Percentage of active members

AEFO - Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens*

41

0.02%

APSSP - Association of Professional Student Service Personnel*

552

0.23%

ATU - Amalgamated Transit Union

6,004

2.54%

CAMA - Custodial and Maintenance Association*

420

0.18%

CAW - Canadian Auto Workers

3,487

1.47%

CEP - Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada*

262

0.11%

CHCW - Canadian Health Care Workers*

41

0.02%

CIPP - Civic Institute of Professional Personnel

1,267

0.54%

CLAC - Christian Labour Association of Canada*

102

0.04%

CNFIU - Canadian National Federation of Independent Unions*

35

0.01%

COPE - Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union

1,236

0.52%

CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees

108,583

45.92%

DPERW - Dufferin-Peel Educational Resource Workers' Association*

488

0.21%

EAA – Educational Assistants Association*

484

0.20%

EO - Elected Officials - Councillors and Mayors*

600

0.25%

ETFO - Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario*

256

0.11%

ERFP – Educational Resource Facilitators of Peel**

1,131

0.48%

FIRE – Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association

10,822

4.58%

HDEAA - Halton District Educational Assistants' Association*

357

0.15%

IAMAW - International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers*

72

0.03%

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees*

67

0.03%

IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

3,718

1.57%

IUOE - International Union of Operating Engineers*

198

0.08%

LIUNA – Laborers’ International Union of North America*

284

0.12%

MCSTC - Maintenance and Construction Skilled Trades Council*

597

0.25%

MUN - Management/Union Exempt/Non-Union

47,233

19.99%

ONA - Ontario Nurses Association

2,605

1.10%

OPSEU - Ontario Public Service Employees Union

8,324

3.52%

OSSTF - Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation

10,237

4.33%

POLICE - Police Associations

24,945

10.55%

PSAC - Public Service Alliance of Canada*

33

0.01%

SEIU - Service Employees International Union

1,503

0.64%

TM – Teamsters*

152

0.06%

UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union*

212

0.09%

UH - Unite HERE (represents Needle trades, Industrial, Textile, Hotel and Restaurant Employees)*

53

0.02%

USWA - United Steelworkers of America*

63

0.03%

Total Active Members
(excluding members on disability waiver)

236,464

100.00%

* Grouped together under "Other" on the pie chart
** Previously referred to as the PTAA - Peel Teaching Assistants Association