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17 July 2026 update by @wwu - "UK #WikimediaFoundation staff #unionising update - July 2026" [1]. Some public discussion at [2].

If you edit #Wikipedia or another #Wikimedia wiki and want to show solidarity for Wikimedia employees' rights, go ahead and sign [3][4].

#WWU #WikiWorkersUnited #WikiWorkersUnitedUK

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-17-uk-wikimedia-foundation-unionising-progress-update

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#Does_the_WMF_plan_to_voluntarily_recognize_Wiki_Workers_United_in_the_UK?

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity

17 July 2026 update by @wwu - "UK #WikimediaFoundation staff #unionising update - July 2026" [1]. Some public discussion at [2].

If you edit #Wikipedia or another #Wikimedia wiki and want to show solidarity for Wikimedia employees' rights, go ahead and sign [3][4].

#WWU #WikiWorkersUnited #WikiWorkersUnitedUK

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-17-uk-wikimedia-foundation-unionising-progress-update

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#Does_the_WMF_plan_to_voluntarily_recognize_Wiki_Workers_United_in_the_UK?

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity

Wikipedia Banned Its Co-Founder Because Its Rules Mostly Work, Actually

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/06/wikipedia-banned-its-co-founder-because-its-rules-mostly-work-actually/

Wikipedia Banned Its Co-Founder Because Its Rules Mostly Work, Actually

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/06/wikipedia-banned-its-co-founder-because-its-rules-mostly-work-actually/

Well, this is disappointing.
Canceling my donations until this is resolved correctly.
If you're an editor, sign the petition linked here.

Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943
#UnionBusting #WikimediaFoundation #Wikipedia #Labor #BrookeVibber #WikiWorkersUnited #WWU #Unions #JakeOrlowitz

Well, this is disappointing.
Canceling my donations until this is resolved correctly.
If you're an editor, sign the petition linked here.

Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943
#UnionBusting #WikimediaFoundation #Wikipedia #Labor #BrookeVibber #WikiWorkersUnited #WWU #Unions #JakeOrlowitz

The #WikiMediaFoundation #WMF has fired 6 employees (5 engineers + 1 manager); there is concern that this is #UnionBusting against #WikiWorkersUnited #WWU, the WMF employees' union.

[1] firing announcement ( #euphemism: "disbanding roles")
[2] en #Wikipedia discussion/petition
[3] meta.wikimedia discussion
[4] express support for WWU

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist#May_20%2c_2026:_Community_Tech_becomes_a_program

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#WMF_Community_Tech_team_has_been_disbanded%2c_engineers_laid_off

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist#May_20_update

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity

The #WikiMediaFoundation #WMF has fired 6 employees (5 engineers + 1 manager); there is concern that this is #UnionBusting against #WikiWorkersUnited #WWU, the WMF employees' union.

[1] firing announcement ( #euphemism: "disbanding roles")
[2] en #Wikipedia discussion/petition
[3] meta.wikimedia discussion
[4] express support for WWU

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist#May_20%2c_2026:_Community_Tech_becomes_a_program

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#WMF_Community_Tech_team_has_been_disbanded%2c_engineers_laid_off

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist#May_20_update

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity