Unison (thing)

UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members, created in 1993 from the merger of the following unions;

• the National Union of Public Employees or NUPE
• the Confederation of Health Service Employees or COHSE
• the National and Local Government Officers' Association or NALGO

Its members work predomninantly in the public sector, but due to privatisation of various public services has a growing number working in the private sector as well. The Union has organised itself into six service groups, which give an indication of the breadth of its activities;

• Business and Environment
• Community and Voluntary Sector
• Education Services
• Health Care
• Local Government
• Police Services