Production Workers at Big D.C. Concert Venues Vote to Uni...

What’s Happening

Okay so Stagehands, audio engineers and more at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre voted for unionization in an NLRB election.

The Anthem is one of several concert venues working to unionize in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/ for Community Change Action on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Production workers at Washington, D. (yes, really)

S popular venues 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre have voted to unionize.

The Details

In an election conducted 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 of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 22. Box office workers voted unanimously to be represented 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.

Why This Matters

The move comes after more than 300 production staff had just dropped 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.

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.

The Bottom Line

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.

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