UNISON represents almost 1,700 members working for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, including foundation and local authority schools and the voluntary sector.

• We also have members within the voluntary sector such as residential homes, housing associations and charities.
• We are a branch of Europe's biggest trade union, with over a million members in the public sector. To see our national site Click here.
• We are part of the Eastern region of UNISON. We are a democratic organisation, run by our members. We represent individuals with problems at work, we negotiate on behalf of groups of our members, we play our part in national pay and conditions claims, and we campaign for the interests and rights of our members and other trade unionists.