Madison Teachers Inc. The local bargains a contract with its employer.
Locals also carry out a broad range of professional and community relations programs.
WEAC has 650 local affiliates. The Ripon Education Association, for example, is affiliated with the Winnebagoland UniServ, which is based in Fond du Lac. The UniServ assists locals in bargaining, political action, public relations and many other areas. A UniServ unit is a group of local associations, in the same geographic region, whose combined membership generally totals about 1,200 to 1,500. Each of the 32 UniServs has its own governance, with members electing officers.