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Affiliation summary 2006

2006 Statistics – at December 31, 2006

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, 2006. 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.

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Member Affiliation Statistical Summary - by Member Affiliation Type

Based on data received from OMERS participating employers up to December 31, 2006.

Member Affiliation Type (in alphabetical order)

Active Members

Percentage of Active Members

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

27

0.01%

APSSP - Association of Professional Student Service Personnel *

535

0.23%

ATU - Amalgamated Transit Union

5,632

2.43%

CAMA - Custodial and Maintenance Association *

431

0.19%

CAW - Canadian Auto Workers

3,385

1.46%

CEP - Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada *

256

0.11%

CHCW - Canadian Health Care Workers *

48

0.02%

CIPP - Civic Institute of Professional Personnel

1,251

0.54%

CLAC - Christian Labour Association of Canada *

103

0.04%

CNFIU - Canadian National Federation of Independent Unions *

31

0.01%

COPE - Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union

1,235

0.53%

CUPE - Canadian Union of Public Employees

106,362

45.94%

DPERW - Dufferin-Peel Educational Resource Workers' Association *

483

0.21%

EAA – Educational Assistants Association *

443

0.19%

EO - Elected Officials - Councillors and Mayors *

603

0.26%

ETFO - Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario *

238

0.10%

FIRE – Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association

10,768

4.65%

HDEAA - Halton District Educational Assistants' Association *

317

0.14%

IAMAW - International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers *

75

0.03%

IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees *

65

0.03%

IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

3,643

1.57%

IUOE - International Union of Operating Engineers *

199

0.09%

LIUNA – Laborers’ International Union of North America *

294

0.13%

MCSTC - Maintenance and Construction Skilled Trades Council *

596

0.26%

MUN - Management/Union Exempt/Non-Union

46,282

19.99%

ONA - Ontario Nurses Association

2,573

1.11%

OPSEU - Ontario Public Service Employees Union

8,004

3.46%

OSSTF - Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation

10,295

4.45%

POLICE - Police Associations

24,282

10.49%

PSAC - Public Service Alliance of Canada *

26

0.01%

PTAA - Peel Teaching Assistants Association

1,124

0.49%

SEIU - Service Employees International Union

1,500

0.65%

TM – Teamsters *

150

0.06%

UFCW - United Food and Commercial Workers International Union *

173

0.07%

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

52

0.02%

USWA - United Steelworkers of America *

60

0.03%



Total Active Members

231,541

100.00%

(excluding members on disability waiver)

* Grouped together under "Other" on the pie chart.