Rosie Newmark writes: “About 100 employees at ALA began voting on April 24 to form ALA Workers United (ALAWU), a new union at the 150-year-old association. If a majority of the 101 eligible staff out of 161 ALA employees vote to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board will certify the new union. Votes will be counted May 27. A March 2 open letter cited several reasons for unionizing, including increased workloads, benefit reductions, financial crises, ingrained salary disparities, and a lack of transparent decision making.”