Now – Dec 13 : TALB Special Elections – Fall 2025

Now – Dec 13 : TALB Special Elections – Fall 2025

TALB Special Elections – Fall 2025

To Fill the Following Offices:
TALB Secretary (Fill vacancy until June 15, 2026)
Jordan Board Area Director (even) (Fill vacancy until June 15th, 2026)


TALB Special Election, Fall 2025 Documents. Click on Title to Download

Announcement of TALB Special Elections Fall 2025
TALB Declaration of Candidacy Form | Fall 2025
Special Election Guidelines Fall 2025
Special Elections Schedule

Special Election Member Instructions on Voting


Candidates

(Click on Candidate Names to See their Statements)

For Secretary (Fill vacancy until June 15, 2026)
Grace Castro

For Jordan Board Area Director (even) (Fill vacancy until June 15th, 2026)
Rene Brown

 

Candidate statements and campaign flyers were provided to TALB by candidates and are available by clicking on name links in the Candidates list. No link is available if the candidate did not provide a statement or flyer to TALB by the February 7th deadline. The content of these materials is solely the responsibility of the candidate.

TALB does not endorse or accept responsibility for any information contained in campaign materials or statements made in candidate speeches

 


Important Special Election Dates

December 2, 2025:  Candidate speeches at Representative Council Meeting

December 3 – December 12 , 2025:  Electronic voting and written ballots available at TALB office.
Ballots due at the TALB offices by 4:30pm on Friday, December 12, 2025

December 15, 2025: Results will be sent to the membership

See the complete Special Election 2025 Schedule for Run-off Schedule (if necessary)


 Thank you for participating in this election.

YOU help make TALB a stronger voice for teachers, counselors, speech pathologists, psychologists, nurses and librarians. 

Nov 10 @ 4:30pm – CTA Virtual Retirement Workshop

Nov 10 @ 4:30pm – CTA Virtual Retirement Workshop

CTA Virtual Retirement Workshops

Presented via WebEx

Description
You’re never too young or old to learn about your CalSTRS benefits, programs, and services. There will be materials and discussion of the CalsTRS retirement benefit formula, options, Defined Benefit Supplemental program, survivor benefits, legislative changes, and Social Security Offsets.

Topics Include

  • STRS- Overview of the System and How it Works
  • Social Security – Effects on CalSTRS Members

Time
All workshops are from 4:30pm – 6:30pm

Space
Registration is limited to 400 participants for each workshop. If you get a message that the workshop is full, please select a different date.

2025 Workshop Dates

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Monday, November 10, 2025
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

Nov 11 @ 5-6:30pm – Grievance Training @ TALB Offices

Nov 11 @ 5-6:30pm – Grievance Training @ TALB Offices

TALB Grievance Training

What is a grievance?
How do I file a grievance?
What are the steps to resolution?

Learn your rights and how to deploy the Grievance Process at one of these important training program sponsored by TALB.  Come join fellow colleagues to discuss and explain the grievance pr0cess.

Topics to be discussed:

  1. Introduction/Overview of Training
  2. “Grievance” vs “Grievance”
  3. Your role as Representative
  4. Duty of Fair Representation
  5. Labor/Management Meetings
  6. Q&A

Remember!
You don’t have to know Everything!
You don’t have to go it ALONE!  Talk to your Elected Site Representative, TALB Executive Board Member and/or TALB Staff


All trainings take place at TALB Offices from 5:00 to 6:30pm

Wednesday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, November 11, 2025
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – 5-6:00 pm

Location:  TALB Offices  4362 Atlantic Ave.

Please RSVP your attendance here

 

 

Nov 13 @ 5-6:30pm – TALB Site Organizing Training @ TALB Offices

Nov 13 @ 5-6:30pm – TALB Site Organizing Training @ TALB Offices

TALB
Site Organizing Training

Unions: It’s about “we”, not “me”.
Have you put the YOU in UNION?

Active members are the backbone of our TALB organization. Learn how to organize TALB members at your site (school) at this important training program.

Site Organizing Training 2025-26 Schedule
All trainings take place at TALB Offices from 5:00 to 6:30pm

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thursday, December 11, @025

TALB Offices are located at 4362 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach

Please RSVP your attendance here

 

 

Nov 14 – TALB Beer Club @ Golden Road

Nov 14 – TALB Beer Club @ Golden Road

TALB Beer Club 

TALB Beer Club at Golden Road
Friday, November 14, 2025
4:00-6:00 pm

16390 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92649

For more information contact John Olgin. jolgin@talb.org

Everyone Welcome!

Can’t make it?  Join us at an upcoming TALB Beer Club date:

Oct 10, 2025 at Golden Road
Nov 14 at Ten Mile Brewing
Dec 12 at Ambitious Ales
Jan 8 at Rilp Brewing
Feb 13 at Belmont Brewing Company
Mar 13 at Beach Beer Lab
April 17 at Trademark
May 8 at Beachwood Brewery