Two years after SAG-AFTRA indicated that it wanted to bring intimacy coordinators into the union, the labor group has taken a first step towards making that goal a reality. On Wednesday the performers’ union said it had filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.

SAG-AFTRA is taking the next step toward organizing intimacy coordinators. The guild has filed an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent the group in any dealings with the major studios,

SAG-AFTRA filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent intimacy coordinators in bargaining with the studios.

SAG-AFTRA said it has filed an election petition to represent intimacy coordinators employed by companies in the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.