ALA employees announced the start of their efforts to unionize with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in a March 2 open letter signed by 40 employees. If certified, the union—American Library Association Workers United/AFSCME—will represent more than 100 ALA workers. In the letter, employees say they’re forming their union to “protect staff’s work, well-being, and ALA’s future.” Members of the union organizing committee will begin gathering signed union cards from their coworkers. When they have gathered supermajority support, they will ask ALA leadership to voluntarily recognize their union.