#unionization — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #unionization, aggregated by home.social.
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So typical of an American NGO...
"The Wikimedia Foundation waited until the days following its largest worldwide conference to issue a statement saying it would not voluntarily recognize a union of its workers.
Last week, Wiki Workers United, which is organized through the Communication Workers Union and represents U.S. workers at the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, requested voluntary recognition of their union. Wiki Workers United said that it had secured a “supermajority of union-eligible workers who have signed union authorization cards.” A group of more than 1,100 Wikipedia editors have also signed a letter of support for the union.
On Monday, just days after the massive Wikimania Conference concluded in Paris, the Wikimedia Foundation announced it would not voluntarily recognize the union and said the union would have to conduct a vote as overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.
“The Foundation’s responsibility is to ensure that they can make their own choice freely,” the foundation wrote in the statement. “So that every eligible employee has an equal voice, we believe a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board is the appropriate path forward.”
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The Wikimedia Foundation’s statement and its frequently asked questions section is full of very carefully-worded language that is common among companies and organizations that have fought against unionization. For example, the FAQ includes a long section about the benefits that Wikimedia Foundation already offers its staff, and the statement suggests that there is a “wide range of views on unionization” among employees."#Wikipedia #Wikimedia #Unionization #LaborUnions #AntiUnions
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So typical of an American NGO...
"The Wikimedia Foundation waited until the days following its largest worldwide conference to issue a statement saying it would not voluntarily recognize a union of its workers.
Last week, Wiki Workers United, which is organized through the Communication Workers Union and represents U.S. workers at the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, requested voluntary recognition of their union. Wiki Workers United said that it had secured a “supermajority of union-eligible workers who have signed union authorization cards.” A group of more than 1,100 Wikipedia editors have also signed a letter of support for the union.
On Monday, just days after the massive Wikimania Conference concluded in Paris, the Wikimedia Foundation announced it would not voluntarily recognize the union and said the union would have to conduct a vote as overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.
“The Foundation’s responsibility is to ensure that they can make their own choice freely,” the foundation wrote in the statement. “So that every eligible employee has an equal voice, we believe a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board is the appropriate path forward.”
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The Wikimedia Foundation’s statement and its frequently asked questions section is full of very carefully-worded language that is common among companies and organizations that have fought against unionization. For example, the FAQ includes a long section about the benefits that Wikimedia Foundation already offers its staff, and the statement suggests that there is a “wide range of views on unionization” among employees."#Wikipedia #Wikimedia #Unionization #LaborUnions #AntiUnions
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If union membership were to triple, workers could get a 14.5% raise https://www.fastcompany.com/91574297/workers-could-get-a-14-5-raise-if-union-membership-tripled
Broader unionization could also correct some of the disparities that have depressed wages. It would help address the racial wage gap, reducing it by more than a third, and disproportionately raising pay for Black and Hispanic workers. It would also raise pay to match the rise in worker productivity, which has outpaced wage growth for the past four decades.
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If union membership were to triple, workers could get a 14.5% raise https://www.fastcompany.com/91574297/workers-could-get-a-14-5-raise-if-union-membership-tripled
Broader unionization could also correct some of the disparities that have depressed wages. It would help address the racial wage gap, reducing it by more than a third, and disproportionately raising pay for Black and Hispanic workers. It would also raise pay to match the rise in worker productivity, which has outpaced wage growth for the past four decades.
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Google DeepMind union talks get off to a rocky start as executives resist recognition
https://1ban.news/google-deepmind-unionization-talks-rocky-start/
#1ban #google #deepmind #unionization #talks #tech -
Google DeepMind union talks get off to a rocky start as executives resist recognition
https://1ban.news/google-deepmind-unionization-talks-rocky-start/
#1ban #google #deepmind #unionization #talks #tech -
"Dark Horse is now the third comics publisher with a union affiliated with the CWA" "Interesting that two of them are in #Portland". #PDX #PortlandOR #PortlandOregon #comics #ImageComics #CWA #unionization https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62537/dark-horse-recognizes-union
(Corr: Removed "Interesting that all of them are in #Portland" which was my error.)
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"Dark Horse is now the third comics publisher with a union affiliated with the CWA" Interesting that all of them are in #Portland . #PDX #PortlandOR #PortlandOregon #comics #ImageComics #CWA #unionization https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/62537/dark-horse-recognizes-union
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Things are starting to change.
A year or two ago there was an uprising during a big mandatory Zoom meeting at my company. Some flunky had left the chat section activated, and a lot of people (particularly new hires) started using it. They wanted to know about cost-of-living raises.
The CEO hemmed and hawed and smiled a lot, but eventually a flunky admitted that the cost of living was NOT a factor in wages, and wasn't going to be.
People were furious. I was frankly surprised at how openly defiant they were. If they'd known that that was how the company was going to respond, many said, they wouldn't have taken the job in the first place.
So the chat was deactivated, and it hasn't been active for any major company Zoom meeting since. The peasants are NOT allowed to complain or conspire.
After that I contacted a unionization group. They weren't very helpful, unfortunately. What I think they SHOULD have done was set up a public online forum somewhere to allow employees of the company to discuss grievances and unionization. Instead they told me to talk with co-workers about it.
But we're all isolated from each other; most of us work remotely. So our only real way to communicate is through the company, electronically. And obviously nobody's going to feel safe doing that!
I brought up the subject cautiously with the one co-worker I'm close enough with to broach the topic. They either misunderstood me or just didn't want to get involved. So the whole thing went nowhere.
But I was talking with them again today, and THEY were complaining–a lot. So I mentioned "Bullshit Jobs". They're going to look it up.
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Things are starting to change.
A year or two ago there was an uprising during a big mandatory Zoom meeting at my company. Some flunky had left the chat section activated, and a lot of people (particularly new hires) started using it. They wanted to know about cost-of-living raises.
The CEO hemmed and hawed and smiled a lot, but eventually a flunky admitted that the cost of living was NOT a factor in wages, and wasn't going to be.
People were furious. I was frankly surprised at how openly defiant they were. If they'd known that that was how the company was going to respond, many said, they wouldn't have taken the job in the first place.
So the chat was deactivated, and it hasn't been active for any major company Zoom meeting since. The peasants are NOT allowed to complain or conspire.
After that I contacted a unionization group. They weren't very helpful, unfortunately. What I think they SHOULD have done was set up a public online forum somewhere to allow employees of the company to discuss grievances and unionization. Instead they told me to talk with co-workers about it.
But we're all isolated from each other; most of us work remotely. So our only real way to communicate is through the company, electronically. And obviously nobody's going to feel safe doing that!
I brought up the subject cautiously with the one co-worker I'm close enough with to broach the topic. They either misunderstood me or just didn't want to get involved. So the whole thing went nowhere.
But I was talking with them again today, and THEY were complaining–a lot. So I mentioned "Bullshit Jobs". They're going to look it up.
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🚨 Breaking News: The pixelated proletariat has risen! 🚀 GTA 6 developers form a union to demand more cheat codes and fewer #microtransactions. 🎮 Meanwhile, Rockstar's cash cows remain unfazed, mooing to the tune of "players still love our old games!" 🐄💸
https://rockstarintel.com/gta-6-developers-announce-rockstar-games-union/ #BreakingNews #GTA6 #Unionization #GamingNews #GameDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 Breaking News: The pixelated proletariat has risen! 🚀 GTA 6 developers form a union to demand more cheat codes and fewer #microtransactions. 🎮 Meanwhile, Rockstar's cash cows remain unfazed, mooing to the tune of "players still love our old games!" 🐄💸
https://rockstarintel.com/gta-6-developers-announce-rockstar-games-union/ #BreakingNews #GTA6 #Unionization #GamingNews #GameDevelopment #HackerNews #ngated -
Happening at #AMaze2026 at 11:30
Our talk about bosses fighting #unionization in the #gamesindustry with members of @STJV @gameworkers.co.uk and @csvi_cgt
Join us!
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Happening at #AMaze2026 at 11:30
Our talk about bosses fighting #unionization in the #gamesindustry with members of @STJV @gameworkers.co.uk and @csvi_cgt
Join us!
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If there was such a thing as good #billionaires they would buy up companies in sectors known for underpaying their employees and start paying them decent wages with benefits and good pension and encourage #unionization so the workers would have a voice not just their paternalism.
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If there was such a thing as good #billionaires they would buy up companies in sectors known for underpaying their employees and start paying them decent wages with benefits and good pension and encourage #unionization so the workers would have a voice not just their paternalism.
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Union Halls used to play an important role as '3rd space' for the working class... and I think that maybe we need to bring them back. Instead of having each #union operate it's own hall however we should look at having common union halls (thus spreading the cost over a wider base) open to all members of the working class as a place for casual socialisation.
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Union Halls used to play an important role as '3rd space' for the working class... and I think that maybe we need to bring them back. Instead of having each #union operate it's own hall however we should look at having common union halls (thus spreading the cost over a wider base) open to all members of the working class as a place for casual socialisation.
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@cnn/entertainment-kdo79uqrz/-/a-tCcLWt7VT5y-Y-Uitg8aqw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0
can i just say something about #Colbert?
whomever negotiated his #CBS #labor & production contracts are geniuses.
have y’all noticed how, notwithstanding everything, they can't get rid of him outright?
Colbert must have nuclear options in his & his workers contracts that exponentially raise the costs of CBS getting rid of them under any circumstances.
this is only possible with the backing of labor #unions. Hollywood proves #unionization is the only path to wealth for the working classes.
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@cnn/entertainment-kdo79uqrz/-/a-tCcLWt7VT5y-Y-Uitg8aqw%3Aa%3A132361178-%2F0
can i just say something about #Colbert?
whomever negotiated his #CBS #labor & production contracts are geniuses.
have y’all noticed how, notwithstanding everything, they can't get rid of him outright?
Colbert must have nuclear options in his & his workers contracts that exponentially raise the costs of CBS getting rid of them under any circumstances.
this is only possible with the backing of labor #unions. Hollywood proves #unionization is the only path to wealth for the working classes.
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Death of an Indian tech worker
A wave of suicides and widespread AI-fueled layoffs reveal a workforce under extreme pressure.
by Parth MN
Rest of World
January 27, 2026https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/
#software #tech #technology #InformationTechnology #IT #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #outsourcing #labor #labour #LaborRights #LabourRights #workers #WorkersRights #union #unions #unionization #unionisation #India #Karnataka #Bengaluru #capitalism #imperialism -
Death of an Indian tech worker
A wave of suicides and widespread AI-fueled layoffs reveal a workforce under extreme pressure.
by Parth MN
Rest of World
January 27, 2026https://restofworld.org/2026/india-tech-workers-crisis-suicide/
#software #tech #technology #InformationTechnology #IT #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #outsourcing #labor #labour #LaborRights #LabourRights #workers #WorkersRights #union #unions #unionization #unionisation #India #Karnataka #Bengaluru #capitalism #imperialism -
How the new Labour Codes undid 70 years of labour rights progress of working journalists
With one stroke, working journalists and other workmen in newspaper establishments have lost labour benefits they have enjoyed since 1955, when two protective laws were first legislated to protect their service conditions and rates of wages.
by Justice K. Chandru (Retd.)
The Leaflet
January 13, 2026
#India #Asia #journalism #press #PressFreedom #media #newspapers #radio #television #TV #DigitalJournalism #labour #labor #LabourRights #LaborRights #unions #unionization #workers #WorkersRights -
How the new Labour Codes undid 70 years of labour rights progress of working journalists
With one stroke, working journalists and other workmen in newspaper establishments have lost labour benefits they have enjoyed since 1955, when two protective laws were first legislated to protect their service conditions and rates of wages.
by Justice K. Chandru (Retd.)
The Leaflet
January 13, 2026
#India #Asia #journalism #press #PressFreedom #media #newspapers #radio #television #TV #DigitalJournalism #labour #labor #LabourRights #LaborRights #unions #unionization #workers #WorkersRights -
The cost of living in my area has skyrocketed over the past decade, particularly in the last few years. This is the third most expensive state in the USA for housing, and has been for quite a while.
I work at a large statewide corporation. A lot of my co-workers are pissed. We've been getting between 1% to 3% raises per year, most years, but that's NOTHING compared to the cost of living.
At a corporate-wide online meeting not too long ago, management made the mistake of leaving the side-chat open to all. The cost of living came up *immediately*. A number of people, the younger ones mostly, asked the CEO about cost of living raises. They dodged the question as much as they could, but eventually someone - a flunky, I think - said "The cost of living is not a factor in our recompense decisions."
That was NOT what they wanted to hear! People were furious, and saying things that honestly surprised even me with their stark honesty. The meeting ended early. Just in case you were wondering, the chat option was never available again.
After that meeting, I called a union organizing number. They told me I needed to get people to sign union cards. There was NO WAY I could get that done; the company has thousands of employees, and the few that I know personally moved up into management long ago. I'd considered trying to start an online group (on Facebook, Discord, wherever) to reach co-workers, but that would mean putting my name on it or at least having the very high probability that I could be tracked and found. Which would mean I'd be out on the street.
For some reason they couldn't or wouldn't set up an online group. I don't know why. I approached one person I knew pretty well at work, but it seemed clear from their reaction that they weren't open to the idea of a union. What could I do?
It seems to me that there should be some way to set up a "XXX Company Union Talk" group somewhere anonymously. But of course that's the sort of thing that the oligarchs are DEAD set against. I think that's a big part of their reason for eliminating anonymity from the web.
Still, it bothers the hell out of me. Any thoughts?
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The cost of living in my area has skyrocketed over the past decade, particularly in the last few years. This is the third most expensive state in the USA for housing, and has been for quite a while.
I work at a large statewide corporation. A lot of my co-workers are pissed. We've been getting between 1% to 3% raises per year, most years, but that's NOTHING compared to the cost of living.
At a corporate-wide online meeting not too long ago, management made the mistake of leaving the side-chat open to all. The cost of living came up *immediately*. A number of people, the younger ones mostly, asked the CEO about cost of living raises. They dodged the question as much as they could, but eventually someone - a flunky, I think - said "The cost of living is not a factor in our recompense decisions."
That was NOT what they wanted to hear! People were furious, and saying things that honestly surprised even me with their stark honesty. The meeting ended early. Just in case you were wondering, the chat option was never available again.
After that meeting, I called a union organizing number. They told me I needed to get people to sign union cards. There was NO WAY I could get that done; the company has thousands of employees, and the few that I know personally moved up into management long ago. I'd considered trying to start an online group (on Facebook, Discord, wherever) to reach co-workers, but that would mean putting my name on it or at least having the very high probability that I could be tracked and found. Which would mean I'd be out on the street.
For some reason they couldn't or wouldn't set up an online group. I don't know why. I approached one person I knew pretty well at work, but it seemed clear from their reaction that they weren't open to the idea of a union. What could I do?
It seems to me that there should be some way to set up a "XXX Company Union Talk" group somewhere anonymously. But of course that's the sort of thing that the oligarchs are DEAD set against. I think that's a big part of their reason for eliminating anonymity from the web.
Still, it bothers the hell out of me. Any thoughts?
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Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
#Canada #LabourRelations #Unions #Strikes #Business #WorkplaceConflict #PublicPolicy #StatisticsCanada #Labour #LabourData #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #Unionization #LabourUnions
https://the-14.com/why-canada-needs-better-data-on-strikes-unions-and-other-labour-issues/ -
Why Canada needs better data on strikes, unions and other labour issues
#Canada #LabourRelations #Unions #Strikes #Business #WorkplaceConflict #PublicPolicy #StatisticsCanada #Labour #LabourData #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #Unionization #LabourUnions
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Capitalism is just fully mask-off at this point.
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio and claims the decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC
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Capitalism is just fully mask-off at this point.
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio and claims the decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC
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6🧵 (extra, related)
A prior post about how #Trump has strived to strip federal workers (civil servants) of their collective bargaining (unionization) rights since the beginning of his second term earlier this year.
~~#USA #US #USpol #unionization #CollectiveBargaining #FederalGovernment #USFederalGovernment #FederalWorkforce #CivilServants
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6🧵 (extra, related)
A prior post about how #Trump has strived to strip federal workers (civil servants) of their collective bargaining (unionization) rights since the beginning of his second term earlier this year.
~~#USA #US #USpol #unionization #CollectiveBargaining #FederalGovernment #USFederalGovernment #FederalWorkforce #CivilServants
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On April 6, 1980, the #Canadian #Farmworkers #Union came into existence. This film documents the conditions among #Chinese and #EastIndian #ImmigrantWorkers in #BritishColumbia that provoked the formation of the union, and the response of growers and #labour contractors to the threat of #unionization. Made over a period of two years, the #documentary film is eloquent testimony to the progress of the #WorkersMovement from the first stirrings of militancy to the energetic canvassing of union members.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/time-to-rise/
#CanadianImmigrants #BCHistory #CanadianHistory #UnionStrong #Solidarity #Racism #EmployerExploitation #WorkersRights
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On April 6, 1980, the #Canadian #Farmworkers #Union came into existence. This film documents the conditions among #Chinese and #EastIndian #ImmigrantWorkers in #BritishColumbia that provoked the formation of the union, and the response of growers and #labour contractors to the threat of #unionization. Made over a period of two years, the #documentary film is eloquent testimony to the progress of the #WorkersMovement from the first stirrings of militancy to the energetic canvassing of union members.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/time-to-rise/
#CanadianImmigrants #BCHistory #CanadianHistory #UnionStrong #Solidarity #Racism #EmployerExploitation #WorkersRights
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New on GamesMarkt, an interview with Verdi about the #unionization of the German #GamesIndustry (unfortunately paywalled)
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Thanks to @anaulin and @internetross for co-facilitating a conversation with the internal folks who facilitated the #unionization efforts at Exygy, a #Software #Consultancy.
We may publish some notes on the zinc.coop website; but my take-aways were:
- One on Ones are S-Tier Skill
- Work with the CWA! They know their shit!
- Take the time to build the Super Majority!
- Stay Positive
- Develop your understanding of Solidarity (Rec for #OnSolidarity by #HaymarketBooks - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2252-on-solidarity)If you have recommendations for further conversations re: Organizing and Mobilizing towards Justice in Software Organizations, please send them my way!
