EXCLUSIVE: Workers at some of the most renown music venues in Washington, D.C., have won their unionization efforts.

Independent Concert Promotion notified its 300+ staffers at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre Wednesday that the company would voluntarily recognize the employees’ desire to form a union with Unite Here Local 25, Deadline understands.

Now, they will move to negotiate their first union contract with IMP.

In a memo to staff on Thursday, IMP COO Donna Westmoreland wrote that management understands it is “essential for us to collectively strengthen our workplace, improve communication, and chart a sustainable future.”

“While we know working with a union will fundamentally change our relationship with our bartenders, service and event staff, we unde

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