The following comments cover the career grouping of Machine Operators and Related Workers in Metal and Mineral Products Processing (NOC 941), which includes Foundry Workers.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Manufacturing (95%).
This occupation (Foundry Workers) is part of a larger group called Machine Operators and Related Workers in Metal and Mineral Products Processing (NOC 941). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 49%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.