The Anthem is one of several concert venues working to unionize in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Community Change Action Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Production workers at Washington, D.C.'s popular venues 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre have voted to unionize. In an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board onsite at the venues on January 15 and 21, 80 percent of stagehands, audio engineers, lighting technicians and other concert production workers chose to be represented by International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 22. Box office workers voted unanimously to be represented by IATSE Local 868. In total, about 150 workers took part. Related Stories Business Production Assistants Union Notches First Win in New York Business One of the First Big Anti-AI Campaigns From Hollywood Is Launching Now All the venues are operated by I.M.P., which had until Jan. 28 to challenge the results. The move comes after more than 300 production staff had announced an intent to unionize in October, including production staff as well as employees in food services, box office and those staffing the door. Food, beverage and staffing workers who were looking to organize with food service union UNITED HERE Local 25 were voluntarily recognized in November, but other staffers had to go through an election process with the National Labor Relations Board. The 9:30 Club, which opened in 1980, has helped launch bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana and R.E.M. The Anthem, which opened in 2017, holds up to 6,000 concertgoers. "The 9:30 Club is an internationally acclaimed music venue, the Anthem is a state-of the-art facility, the Lincoln Theater has a proud history dating back to the days of Black Broadway, and the Atlantis captures the intimacy of a small club. With this vote for unionization, the backstage workers who bring the music and stage magic to thousands of showgoers at these I.M.P.-operated music halls will now be heard and can be treated with the dignity they deserve," said Ryan Chavka, Business Agent for IATSE Local 22. "We will now reach out to I.M.P. management to schedule negotiations for a first contract. We look forward to giving these production workers a voice at the bargaining table." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Rambling Reporter LinkedIn Founder's AI Christmas Album Is as Bad as You'd Expect Representation WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Signs With 3 Arts Sports YouTube Gus Wenner Launches VC Firm, Bets That Social Show 'Track Star' Is "MTV of Today" YouTube Dhar Mann Named NFL's "Chief Kindness Officer" As League Kicks Off Super Bowl Creator Blitz (Exclusive) Time Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI hollywood AMC Theatres Secures Bondholders' Relief For New Debt Refinancing Rambling Reporter LinkedIn Founder's AI Christmas Album Is as Bad as You'd Expect Representation WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham Signs With 3 Arts Sports YouTube Gus Wenner Launches VC Firm, Bets That Social Show 'Track Star' Is "MTV of Today" YouTube Dhar Mann Named NFL's "Chief Kindness Officer" As League Kicks Off Super Bowl Creator Blitz (Exclusive) Time Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI hollywood AMC Theatres Secures Bondholders' Relief For New Debt Refinancing