The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees is Alberta's largest union, representing over 80,000 Albertans who work in government, health care, education, boards and agencies, municipalities and private companies. The majority of AUPE’s members work in the public sector. Members of AUPE work in occupations that include clerical, nursing, social services, trades and maintenance, and technical work, to name a few. Approximately one third of AUPE's total members are direct employees of the Alberta provincial government, working in a wide variety of occupations, while about half of AUPE's total members are employed in the health-care sector.