The UniServ System

A UniServ (Unified Services) unit is a group of local associations, in the same geographic region, whose combined membership generally totals between 1,200 and 1,500. The Beaver Dam Support Staff Association, for example, is affiliated with Winnebagoland UniServ, based in Fond du Lac.

Each UniServ unit – in financial partnership with WEAC and the NEA – hires staff to assist locals in collective bargaining, member rights, public relations, professional development, political action and other areas. Each of the units has its own elected governance. UniServs elect one representative for every 1,200 members to serve on the WEAC Board of Directors.

Five large locals serve as their own UniServ units: Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Kenosha and Green Bay.