Workers at some of the most iconic music venues in Washington, D.C., are making a push to unionize to address what they feel is a widening gap between the venues’ management and their employees.

The 300+ staffers at 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre, petitioned management at Independent Concert Promotion on Monday to voluntarily recognize their efforts and agree to a fair organizing process.

Though Deadline understands management has not made any formal commitments, it appears that the company isn’t writing off their workforce’s request just yet.

“While we have not yet been fully informed of the positions the unions plan to present, we fundamentally believe in their right to exist and in our employees’ rights to collectively bargain,” a spokesperson for IMP told De

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