Education and Science Union

Name

Education and Science Union

Legal name

Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, Landesverband Bayern

Website

https://www.gew-bayern.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: GEW Bayern is funded primarily through membership dues (Mitgliedsbeiträge). Members pay regular subscriptions to support the union's activities including collective bargaining, legal representation, and political advocacy for education workers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GEW Bayern is a regional trade union representing over 11,000 education sector workers in Bavaria across schools, kindergartens, universities, social pedagogical institutions, and continuing education. The union provides membership-based services including collective bargaining representation, legal protection and advice (Rechtsschutz), professional training seminars, publications (DDS member magazine), and political advocacy for better working conditions and education policy reform.

Product overview

GEW Bayern operates as a regional trade union within the German education and science sector. The organization offers a unified set of membership services rather than a software product portfolio. Core offerings include collective bargaining representation, legal advice and rights protection for educators, regular publications including the DDS members' magazine, educational and training events, and public advocacy campaigns on education policy. The union organizes workers across multiple educational sectors including schools (primary through secondary), kindergartens and early childhood education, universities, and continuing education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mitgliederservice und Beratung (Membership Services and Advisory) Member advisory services providing legal consultation, rights protection, and representation for education sector workers including teachers, social pedagogues, and university employees in Bavaria.
• GEW Publikationen und DDS Mitgliederzeitschrift (GEW Publications and DDS Member Magazine) Member publications including the monthly DDS members' magazine and various educational materials, research reports, position papers, and flyers on education policy available through the publication center.
• Gewerkschaftliche Bildungsarbeit und Veranstaltungen (Union Education Work and Events) Union-organized training sessions, seminars, conferences, and educational events for members covering workplace issues, labor rights, peace education, and professional development.
• Tarifarbeit und Arbeitsrechtsschutz (Collective Bargaining and Employment Law Protection) Collective bargaining representation and legal protection services for members in employment disputes, including court representation and advice on labor law, salary negotiations, and working conditions.
• Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit (Press and Public Relations) Press releases, media relations, and public campaigns on education policy issues, teacher working conditions, and educational quality in Bavaria.
• MiZei Working Time Documentation App (Partner-Provided Member Benefit) Free subscription to the MiZei working time recording app provided to GEW Bayern school-member employees as part of the campaign 'Schluss mit Überstunden!' to make hidden overtime visible.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully achieved reclassification (Höhergruppierung) of administrative staff at Bavarian special schools into TV-L E6 pay group
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• DGB Bayern (German Trade Union Confederation Bavaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEW Bayern is affiliated with DGB Bayern, the Bavarian branch of the German Trade Union Confederation. This affiliation provides institutional support, shared resources, and collective strength in negotiations with the Bavarian state government and employers.
• GEW Bund (National GEW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEW Bayern is the Bavarian state association of the national Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), which operates across all of Germany. The national organization provides strategic support, research, and policy expertise that GEW Bayern leverages at the state level.
• Rosa-Luxemburg-StiftungmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEW Bayern co-organizes educational events and conferences with the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, including a three-part series on educational policy challenges in Bavaria covering teacher shortages, community schools, and all-day childcare. The partnership combines academic research with union advocacy.
• Kurt-Eisner-VereinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEW Bayern co-hosts educational policy events with the Kurt-Eisner-Verein (a political education foundation affiliated with Die Linke), including the series on educational challenges in Bavaria. The partnership focuses on joint research and public education on education policy reform.
• Teachers for Future Germany e.V.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn September 2025, GEW Bayern entered a partnership with Teachers for Future Germany e.V. to jointly advance climate education and related policy goals. This collaboration combines union representation with climate activism in schools.
• MiZei GmbHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationGEW Bayern partnered with MiZei GmbH, a company specializing in working time documentation apps for teachers. GEW provides its school-member employees with a free subscription to the MiZei working time recording app as part of its campaign 'Schluss mit Überstunden!' to make hidden overtime visible and pressure the employer for relief.
• Bündnis Gemeinschaftsschule (Community School Alliance)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerGEW Bayern co-hosted the 'Gemeinsam in Vielfalt lernen' (Learning Together in Diversity) expert conference with the Bündnis Gemeinschaftsschule alliance to advocate for the introduction of community schools in Bavaria as a more inclusive alternative to the tripartite school system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GEW Bund (Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft): National parent organization of GEW Bayern and the largest education union in Germany with ~280,000 members. Operates the same trade union model (membership dues, collective bargaining, legal protection) for education workers across all federal states; GEW Bayern is its Bavarian state association.
• BLLV (Bayerischer Lehrer- und Lehrerinnenverband): Largest Bavarian teachers' association and the principal competitor to GEW Bayern for teacher members in the same geographic market. Offers comparable services including legal advice, professional development, and policy advocacy for Bavarian educators.
• VBE (Verband Bildung und Erziehung): German education union competing with GEW for teachers, educators, and pedagogical staff across multiple federal states. Provides parallel membership-based services (legal protection, professional development, collective bargaining advocacy) in overlapping segments.
• DGB Bayern (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Bayern): Bavarian state confederation of which GEW Bayern is a member affiliate, coordinating cross-sector labor policy, lobbying, and member services for affiliated unions. Directly comparable as a membership-based advocacy organization in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft): Germany's largest services-sector union and fellow DGB affiliate, representing a much broader membership that includes some education and social-pedagogical workers. Comparable trade union model and services but at significantly larger scale and across many industries beyond education.
• IG Metall: Germany's largest industrial union and fellow DGB affiliate, operating the same membership dues, collective bargaining, and legal protection model. Not an education specialist but a structural comparable on trade union operations, governance, and member services delivery.

Regional players

• Eğitim-Bir-Sen (Education Union of Turkey): Largest education trade union in Turkey with membership-based representation of teachers and education workers. Functionally analogous in providing collective bargaining and legal services to education professionals, but operating in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GEWHauptvorstand
• Facebookfacebook.com/GEWBayern
• Instagraminstagram.com/gewbayern
• Xx.com/gew_bayern
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gewerkschaft-erziehung-und-wissenschaft-landesverband-bayern

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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