Chapter Chairs are the critical contract enforcer, communicator, and lead organizer for your worksite. Having strong Chapter Chairs who drive organizing is how we will win the current Win Our Future platform of higher pay, more staff, lower class sizes and caseloads, increased investment in Special Education, support for immigrant students and families, and other critical demands. 

Self-Nominations

Self-nominations are now open for Chapter Chairs for the 2025-2026 school year.  

Any UTLA member in good standing who has spent a majority of their work time within the chapter for at least two calendar months before submitting the self-nomination form is eligible to become Chapter Chair. 

The deadline to self-nominate is Friday, April 25, 2025. Elections will be held at chapters where more than one member has self-nominated. If only one member from a chapter self-nominates, they will become the Chapter Chair upon completion of the Notice of Chapter Chair Election form, which will be emailed to them after April 25. 

Responsibilities of a UTLA Chapter Chair

• Enforcing the educator rights in the UTLA contract at the worksite level through meetings with the principal, informal grievances, early stages of the formal grievance procedure, and collective action.
• Helping colleagues connect to the broader issues represented by UTLA regional and citywide campaigns.
• Helping colleagues connect to the broader issues represented by UTLA regional and citywide campaigns. 
• Engaging colleagues in UTLA contract campaigns, political campaigns, and community organizing.
• Being the primary point person representing UTLA with administration at your worksite.
• Helping to build UTLA through membership and PACE, the UTLA political action committee. 

Chapter Chairs are supported in this critical work by a site-based organizing committee – the Chapter Action Team (CAT). 

Timeline for 2025-26 Election

March 26 – April 25: Chapter Chair Nominations Open
All-member email sent with link to self-nominate. Deadline to self-nominate is April 25.

April 28 – May 2: Chapters With One Nominee
Email with Notice of Chapter Chair Election (NOCCE) form sent to all uncontested Chapter Chair candidates (those chapters with only one nominee). Nominees must complete the NOCCE form to officially become the Chapter Chair, receive the Chapter Chair emails, and be eligible to join the 2025 Leadership Conference.

April 28 – May 16: Chapters With More than One Nominee
Elections held at chapters with more than one nomination. Instructions will be provided to the current Chapter Chair.

After April 28: Chapters With No Nominees
Chapters with no nominees by April 28 will have the seat filled by the first member to fill out and submit the NOCCE form.