2003/04 Annual Service Plan Report -- Ministry of Skills Development and Labour

Relative Position 2002	Union	Membership 2002	Relative Position 2001
1	Canadian Union of Public Employees and Affiliates	114,658	1
2	BC Government and Service Employees' Union and Affiliates	68,921	2
3	BC Teachers' Federation	46,622	3
4	United Food and Commercial Workers International Union	32,493	4
5	Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada and Affiliates	27,591	5
6	BC Nurses' Union	26,000	6
7	National Automobile, Aerospace ... Workers (CAW) and Affiliates	25,000	7
8	International Brotherhood of Teamsters	19,522	8
9	Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada	14,000	9
10	Public Service Alliance of Canada	14,000	10
11	Health Sciences Association of BC	12,917	12
12	Office and Professional Employees International Union	12,710	11
13	International Union of Operating Engineers	12,543	13
14	International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers	11,334	18
15	Hotel, Restaurant and Culinary Employees and Bartenders' Union	10,500	14
16	Telecommunications Workers Union	10,405	15
17	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and Affiliates	9,303	16
18	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	9,071	17
19	Christian Labour Association of Canada	7,494	20
20	United Steelworkers of America	7,229	19
21	Union of BC Performers	6,622
22	Canadian Union of Postal Workers	6,555	21
23	College Institute Educators' Association	6,460	22
24	Laborers' International Union of North America	6,106	24
25	Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada	5,567	23

Year	BC Union Membership	Percentage Change from Previous Year	Total Employment	Estimate of Union Membership as Percentage of Total Employment
1970	310,222	5.9	810,000	38.3
1971	316,587	2.1	847,000	37.4
1972	332,091	4.9	879,000	37.8
1973	350,175	5.5	937,000	37.4
1974	395,846	13.0	996,000	39.7
1975	401,608	1.5	1,027,000	39.1
1976	426,723	6.3	1,062,000	40.2
1977	439,730	3.0	1,085,000	40.5
1978	450,802	2.5	1,134,000	39.8
1979	465,980	3.4	1,185,000	39.3
1980	480,680	3.2	1,263,000	38.1
1981	501,001	4.2	1,317,000	38.0
1982	507,965	1.4	1,252,000	40.6
1983	488,239	-3.9	1,246,000	39.2
1985²	466,864	-4.4	1,274,000	36.6
1986	454,410	-2.7	1,328,000	34.2
1987	464,279	2.2	1,375,000	33.8
1988	457,285	-1.5	1,435,000	31.9
1989	477,633	4.4	1,509,000	31.7
1990	502,036	5.1	1,555,000	32.3
1991	516,975	3.0	1,573,000	32.9
1992	524,158	1.4	1,620,000	32.4
1993	525,948	0.3	1,676,000	31.4
1994	536,653	2.0	1,754,000	30.6
1995	545,219	1.6	1,792,000	30.4
1996	551,920	1.2	1,821,000	30.3
1997	547,500	-0.8	1,869,000	29.3
1998	532,700	-2.7	1,870,000	28.5
1999	535,900	0.6	1,906,000	28.1
2000	566,800	5.8	1,949,000	29.1
2001	555,800	-1.9	1,942,000	28.6
2002	553,900	-0.3	1,973,000	28.1
2003	554,200	0.1	2,023,000	27.4

2003/04 Annual Service Plan Report
Ministry of Skills Development and Labour