The electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sector in Canada directly employs more than 110,000 workers.
CUPE represents over 45,000 workers in the energy sector in Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec. They are employed as trades and maintenance workers, customer service representatives, accountants, administration assistants, billing and record agents, communications staff, drafters, programmer analysts, technologists, power line workers, technicians, clerks, skilled trades workers, atomic energy workers and call centre workers.
Our members work mainly in electricity generation, distribution, and transmission for public and private companies.
