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Support for GEW student work wanted!
Support for GEW student work wanted!
The University and Research Association of the Education and Science Trade Union is looking for a student assistant for 24 hours per month from May 1, 2026 or the next possible date until April 30, 2028 to support the union's student work at the University of Kassel and North Hesse.
The tasks include
- Accompanying the voluntary GEW structures at the university and cooperating with
of the GEW working group
- Supporting the implementation and promotion of GEW events at
University of Kassel
- Supporting campaigns, labor disputes and workplace disputes
of GEW
- Distributing material and actively recruiting members (also online)
- Working on GEW concepts for addressing students and employees
- Writing small contributions for GEW publications.
We offer:
- A political activity with self-determined scope for action
- Cooperation and connection to a committed trade union team
- A remuneration of 15.50 euros per hour (from WiSe 16.50€/hour)
- Free further training opportunities during working hours
- A contract period of 2 years
- Flexible working hours
We are looking for:
- Knowledge and skills in organizing and addressing students
- A basic willingness to work weekends and evenings
- Strong political and/or social commitment and interest
- Creativity to recruit new members
- Membership in GEW or another DGB trade union
- Strong identification with the goals of the labor movement
- Experience in the AStA, student councils, university groups and other political groups
is an advantage#
We look forward to receiving meaningful applications by e-mail to the responsible officer Tobias
Cepok, tcepok@gew-hessen.de up to and including Sunday, April 19, 2026. The selection interviews
are expected to take place online by arrangement in the last two weeks of April.
Budget cuts
Dear colleagues,
Against the backdrop of budget cuts, we are facing difficult collective bargaining negotiations (see www.gew-hessen.de/tarifbesoldung/aktuell/details/die-tarifrunde-hessen-2026-steht-vor-der-tuer).
Together we will discuss our demands, strategy and timetable for the collective bargaining round with the state of Hesse.
- On Thursday, October 23, 5-7 p.m. via ZOOM(https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/63153475628?pwd=7bz5GDw7rnmnNWrYHwrUcUlgvR5mnR.1).
- And on Tuesday, November 4, 25: from 6 p.m., Kassel, GEW district office, Friedrich-Engels-Str. 26.