Employees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are moving to unionize, citing concerns about job security and the future of artistic programming under new leadership.

In a statement posted this past week to Instagram, the newly formed Kennedy Center United Arts Workers (KCUAW) announced its intent to unionize in partnership with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), one of the largest labor unions in North America.

“We demand transparent and consistent terms for hiring and firing, a return to ethical norms, freedom from partisan interference in programming, free speech protections, and the right to negotiate the terms of our employment,” they wrote.

The statement goes on to say that union organizing is an “unparalleled method of gaining power in the workplace and advancing our shared goals—including preservation of our world class artistic programming and industry leading workforce. Forming as Kennedy Center United Arts Workers will position us firmly inside a powerful local—and national—network of unionized workers fighting for workplace rights and fair treatment.”

The push to unionize comes during a period of significant change at the Kennedy Center.

In early February, President Donald Trump took over as chairman of the Kennedy Center after firing former Chairman David Rubenstein, owner of the Baltimore Orioles, and 18 members of the bipartisan board of trustees.

Artists and productions, including the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton,” backed out of performances at the center in protest ofTrump’s takeover.

“Our show simply cannot, in good conscience, participate and be a part of this new culture that is being imposed on the Kennedy Center,” Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller said in a statement in early March, according to the Associated Press. “We are not acting against his administration, but against the partisan policies of the Kennedy Center as a result of his recent takeover. These actions bring a new spirit of partisanship to the national treasure that is the Kennedy Center.”

In a statement, KCUAW said that since Trump’s new leadership, 37 employees have been dismissed from their jobs.

They said this includes “veteran administrators in the departments of public relations, marketing, development, government relations, education and artistic programming.”

“Kennedy Center’s new management has signaled its intent to dismantle mission-essential departments and reshape our arts programming without regard to the interests of program funders, philanthropists, national partners, and the audiences we serve,” said a KCUAW organizing spokesperson. “We demand transparent and consistent terms for hiring and firing, a return to ethical norms, freedom from partisan interference in programming, free speech protections, and the right to negotiate the terms of our employment.”

The Kennedy Center has not responded to a request for comment.