A flier promoting ALA Workers United. Approximately 100 ALA employees began voting on April 24 to form a new union at the 150-year-old association. About 100 employees at the American Library Association (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 members out of 161 ALA employees vote to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will certify the new union. Votes will be counted May 27. In a March 2 open letter , 40 staff members announced their plans to unionize with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 in Illinois. The letter cited several reasons for unionizing, including increased workloads, benefit reductions, financial crises, ingrained salary disparities, and a lack of transparent decision making.…