Teaching Assistants (TA)
Are you a teaching assistant at MSU, but not yet a member of GEU? You can join right now by filling out this link, or returning a physical card to our office.
If you have any questions please contact us at geu@geuatmsu.org.
Associate Members
Not a TA? You can still join! Your union fights for you whether you are a research assistant, teaching assistant, fellowship student, or self-supporting! To join as an Associate Member, fill out the form below! Membership is only $40 a year, which allows us to show solidarity with all graduate students when we negotiate with the university. Furthermore, as an associate member, you will have the right to vote on leadership, attend all union meetings, and vote on all issues (except contract ratification which is restricted to members of the Collective Bargaining Unit in question)!
TA Benefits
Healthcare
- Mental Health Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Dependent Coverage
- Free Vaccinations and medications for graduate workers on overseas assignments
Tuition Waiver Pool
There are 500 extra tuition waiver credits for Teach Assistants to use. These credits support TAs taking more than 9 credit hours in the fall/spring and the 5 credit hours for the summer.
Solidarity Grant
The Solidarity Grant Program exists to provide financial assistance to GEU members in hardship. Examples of hardships include:
- Health and Safety (e.g., medical care)
- Basic Needs (e.g., food and shelter)
- Extreme Circumstances (e.g., the threat of deportation/non-reentry)
Pedagogy
- Borrow library books for 180 days
- Free course materials
- Free usage, training, and support for all the technology needed to instruct a course
- Purchase parking pass
- Reasonable access to buildings needed to instruct your course