#wikimediafoundation — Public Fediverse posts

Perseverance by #WikiWorkersUnited + community pressure on #WikiMediaFoundation are paying off. @wwu announced [1]:

* 11 Aug 2026: ballots to be sent to eligible #WMF US employees

* 3 Sep 2026: ballots to be counted at #NLRB office

#UnionBusting firm #LittlerMendelson [2] hired by #WMF is not defeated yet, but is newly (in)famous in French [3]+ Indonesian [4]. #StreisandEffect

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-08-05-us-upcoming-nlrb-election

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littler_Mendelson

[3] https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Littler_Mendelson&oldid=238315309

[4] https://id.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Littler_Mendelson&oldid=29520308

Perseverance by #WikiWorkersUnited + community pressure on #WikiMediaFoundation are paying off. @wwu announced [1]:

* 11 Aug 2026: ballots to be sent to eligible #WMF US employees

* 3 Sep 2026: ballots to be counted at #NLRB office

#UnionBusting firm #LittlerMendelson [2] hired by #WMF is not defeated yet, but is newly (in)famous in French [3]+ Indonesian [4]. #StreisandEffect

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-08-05-us-upcoming-nlrb-election

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littler_Mendelson

[3] https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Littler_Mendelson&oldid=238315309

[4] https://id.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Littler_Mendelson&oldid=29520308

#Metaphors for the #WikimediaFoundation hiring of #UnionBusting firm #LittlerMendelson against #WikiWorkersUnited [1] are flowing thick and fast [2].

"You say, 'I don't view unionization at WMF as an adversarial process... why would I want otherwise?', ... It is rather like deploying an anti-tank missile launcher pointed at protesters and then claiming that it is merely being used to transport people to the protest grounds."

@wwu #WWU

[1] https://medium.com/regarding-wikipedia/the-wikimedia-foundation-hired-the-union-busters-its-own-encyclopedia-warned-about-42b7142a5cd1

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

#Metaphors for the #WikimediaFoundation hiring of #UnionBusting firm #LittlerMendelson against #WikiWorkersUnited [1] are flowing thick and fast [2].

"You say, 'I don't view unionization at WMF as an adversarial process... why would I want otherwise?', ... It is rather like deploying an anti-tank missile launcher pointed at protesters and then claiming that it is merely being used to transport people to the protest grounds."

@wwu #WWU

[1] https://medium.com/regarding-wikipedia/the-wikimedia-foundation-hired-the-union-busters-its-own-encyclopedia-warned-about-42b7142a5cd1

[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

Ah, the Wikimedia Foundation, that bastion of free knowledge, now wants to freely ignore #unions 🚫🤖. They've traded in their "all-for-one" ethos for a shiny new anti-union law firm 🤝🔨. Maybe they can update their robot policy to include "robots work better without pesky unions" 🤖➡️👋.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes #WikimediaFoundation #antiunion #freeknowledge #laborrights #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the Wikimedia Foundation, that bastion of free knowledge, now wants to freely ignore #unions 🚫🤖. They've traded in their "all-for-one" ethos for a shiny new anti-union law firm 🤝🔨. Maybe they can update their robot policy to include "robots work better without pesky unions" 🤖➡️👋.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes #WikimediaFoundation #antiunion #freeknowledge #laborrights #HackerNews #ngated

Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143414

#HackerNews #WikimediaUnion #WikimediaFoundation #UnionBusting #LaborRights #WikipediaNews

Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notes

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49143414

#HackerNews #WikimediaUnion #WikimediaFoundation #UnionBusting #LaborRights #WikipediaNews

@neriman @wwu

There is now an on-wiki call for #WikimediaFoundation #CEO #BernadetteMeehan and #WMF Chief People Officer #CourtneyBassSherizen to resign because of their managerial responsibility in hiring a #UnionBusting firm in opposition to the interests of WMF employees and in opposition to the #Wikimedia mission and values [4].

@fulelo @winnipegfreepress @heartlandnewsfeed @chrisgeidner @scottmstedman @theintercept

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

@neriman @wwu

There is now an on-wiki call for #WikimediaFoundation #CEO #BernadetteMeehan and #WMF Chief People Officer #CourtneyBassSherizen to resign because of their managerial responsibility in hiring a #UnionBusting firm in opposition to the interests of WMF employees and in opposition to the #Wikimedia mission and values [4].

@fulelo @winnipegfreepress @heartlandnewsfeed @chrisgeidner @scottmstedman @theintercept

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

@neriman

In #LittlerMendelson [1]'s own words:

"Littler Mendelson is prepared to assist you in regard to all the above union prevention tools ..." [2]

"If you would like information on our state of the art union avoidance training programs ..." [2]

Archive of the NLRB docket [3].

@wwu

hashtags: #WWU #WMF #UnionBusting #WikimediaFoundation #WikiWorkersUnited #Wikipedia

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littler_Mendelson

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20260802062633/https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/employee-free-choice-act-its-more-just-misleading-name

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20260802095026/https://www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740

@neriman

In #LittlerMendelson [1]'s own words:

"Littler Mendelson is prepared to assist you in regard to all the above union prevention tools ..." [2]

"If you would like information on our state of the art union avoidance training programs ..." [2]

Archive of the NLRB docket [3].

@wwu

hashtags: #WWU #WMF #UnionBusting #WikimediaFoundation #WikiWorkersUnited #Wikipedia

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littler_Mendelson

[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20260802062633/https://www.littler.com/news-analysis/asap/employee-free-choice-act-its-more-just-misleading-name

[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20260802095026/https://www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740

Shame on the #WikimediaFoundation. WMF CEO Bernadette Meehan promised to recognize the union. Surprise surprise, her words were all lies.

It's time to hold their feet to the fire until they cave. Please follow @wwu for updates on the campaign.

https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/116999843114280732

#Wikimedia #Wikipedia #Labor

Shame on the #WikimediaFoundation. WMF CEO Bernadette Meehan promised to recognize the union. Surprise surprise, her words were all lies.

It's time to hold their feet to the fire until they cave. Please follow @wwu for updates on the campaign.

https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/116999843114280732

#Wikimedia #Wikipedia #Labor

What 20 Million Bans Reveal About The Stress On Wikipedia’s Volunteers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/what-20-million-bans-reveal-about-the-stress-on-wikipedias-volunteers/

What 20 Million Bans Reveal About The Stress On Wikipedia’s Volunteers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/what-20-million-bans-reveal-about-the-stress-on-wikipedias-volunteers/

We wish you all godspeed!

#UnionStrong

Wiki Workers United US/CWA Will File for NLRB Election After Wikimedia Foundation Declines Voluntary Recognition

https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-28-us-nlrb-election/

#WikiWorkersUnited #CWA #Union #Labor #NLRB #WikimediaFoundation #Tech

We wish you all godspeed!

#UnionStrong

Wiki Workers United US/CWA Will File for NLRB Election After Wikimedia Foundation Declines Voluntary Recognition

https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-28-us-nlrb-election/

#WikiWorkersUnited #CWA #Union #Labor #NLRB #WikimediaFoundation #Tech

Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want

https://piefed.zip/c/[email protected]orld/p/1686149/wikimedia-will-not-voluntarily-recognize-union-a-supermajority-of-its-workers-want

Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want

https://piefed.zip/c/[email protected]orld/p/1686149/wikimedia-will-not-voluntarily-recognize-union-a-supermajority-of-its-workers-want

#WikimediaFoundation had a deadline of 24 July 2026 to voluntarily recognise #WikiWorkersUnitedUS [1], the newly created union of #WMF employees in the US.

On 27 July, WMF replied "No!" [2], with "an incredibly disappointing statement" and an FAQ that "might as well have been pulled directly from a UnionBusting 101 handbook" [3] and "reek[s] of #UnionBusting disinformation" [3], per community analysis.

@wwu

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition

[2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#Recent_questions_about_the_Foundation_and_US_unionization_request

#WikimediaFoundation had a deadline of 24 July 2026 to voluntarily recognise #WikiWorkersUnitedUS [1], the newly created union of #WMF employees in the US.

On 27 July, WMF replied "No!" [2], with "an incredibly disappointing statement" and an FAQ that "might as well have been pulled directly from a UnionBusting 101 handbook" [3] and "reek[s] of #UnionBusting disinformation" [3], per community analysis.

@wwu

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition

[2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#Recent_questions_about_the_Foundation_and_US_unionization_request

"I expect nothing, and I'm still let down."

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malcolm_in_the_Middle

#WikimediaFoundation #SupportWikiUnion

1/4 Former #WikimediaFoundation employee publishes testimony about unethical behaviour by #WMF manager [1]:

* "Manipulation of the #Wikimedia movement community
* Disparagement of a community member
* Suppressing community criticism
* Suppressing dissent
* Undermining WMF's relationship with the Wikimedia movement community
* Abuse of power
* Undermining the workplace culture at WMF
* Avoiding accountability
* Incompetence
* Potential financial waste"

#Mobbing

[1] https://wikifired.org/2026/07/20/unethical-conduct

1/4 Former #WikimediaFoundation employee publishes testimony about unethical behaviour by #WMF manager [1]:

* "Manipulation of the #Wikimedia movement community
* Disparagement of a community member
* Suppressing community criticism
* Suppressing dissent
* Undermining WMF's relationship with the Wikimedia movement community
* Abuse of power
* Undermining the workplace culture at WMF
* Avoiding accountability
* Incompetence
* Potential financial waste"

#Mobbing

[1] https://wikifired.org/2026/07/20/unethical-conduct

A minute of publicity for this post by @JakeOrlowitz if you don't understand the affiliate reform https://medium.com/regarding-wikipedia/the-foundation-giveth-and-the-foundation-taketh-away-25bb59f63177 #wikimania #WikimediaFoundation #Wikimedia

A minute of publicity for this post by @JakeOrlowitz if you don't understand the affiliate reform https://medium.com/regarding-wikipedia/the-foundation-giveth-and-the-foundation-taketh-away-25bb59f63177 #wikimania #WikimediaFoundation #Wikimedia

Throwing down the gauntlet! #WikiWorkersUnitedUS has today given #WikimediaFoundation #WMF four days, to 24 July 2026, to "respond to [WWU-US]'s request for voluntary recognition" as a trade union for Wikimedia US workers [1][2].

"Recent events at WMF have drastically escalated worker concerns regarding transparency, trust, the organization's future, and leadership's commitment to the free knowledge movement." [1][2]

@wwu #WWU #WWUUS

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition

[2] https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/wiki-workers-united-us-branch-demands-voluntary-recognition-wikimedia-foundation

Throwing down the gauntlet! #WikiWorkersUnitedUS has today given #WikimediaFoundation #WMF four days, to 24 July 2026, to "respond to [WWU-US]'s request for voluntary recognition" as a trade union for Wikimedia US workers [1][2].

"Recent events at WMF have drastically escalated worker concerns regarding transparency, trust, the organization's future, and leadership's commitment to the free knowledge movement." [1][2]

@wwu #WWU #WWUUS

[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition

[2] https://cwa-union.org/news/releases/wiki-workers-united-us-branch-demands-voluntary-recognition-wikimedia-foundation

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/

Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/business/media/wikipedia-ai-elon-musk.html

Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/business/media/wikipedia-ai-elon-musk.html

Plus a court has put an end to Donald Trump’s name being added to the name of the Kennedy Centre and the Wikimedia Foundation has responded to claims their recent layoffs of the Community Tech team and restructuring of where the Community Wishlist sits was motivated by union activity by Foundation staff.

Click through and sign up to read the full round-up.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-37

#TheKennedyCentre #WikimediaFoundation #WikimediaMovement

Plus a court has put an end to Donald Trump’s name being added to the name of the Kennedy Centre and the Wikimedia Foundation has responded to claims their recent layoffs of the Community Tech team and restructuring of where the Community Wishlist sits was motivated by union activity by Foundation staff.

Click through and sign up to read the full round-up.

https://elliottbledsoe.wtf/wtf-now-37

#TheKennedyCentre #WikimediaFoundation #WikimediaMovement

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

維基媒體基金會解散社群團隊　逾 700 名 Wikipedia 義工聯署準備罷工
維基媒體基金會 (Wikimedia Foundation) 在 10 日內先後解僱 MediaWiki 元老開發者 Brooke Vibber，並於 5 月 20 日宣佈解散 Community Tech 團隊，此舉令逾 700 名 Wikipedia 義工編輯隨即聯署聲明，準備就工會組織者 Wiki Workers United 的要求採取集體行動，包括考慮進行編輯罷工。
#城中熱話 #生活學習 #社交網絡 #Wiki Workers United
https://unwire.hk/2026/05/30/wikimedia-community-tech-layoffs-strike-threat/learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wikimedia-community-tech-layoffs-strike-threat

維基媒體基金會解散社群團隊　逾 700 名 Wikipedia 義工聯署準備罷工
維基媒體基金會 (Wikimedia Foundation) 在 10 日內先後解僱 MediaWiki 元老開發者 Brooke Vibber，並於 5 月 20 日宣佈解散 Community Tech 團隊，此舉令逾 700 名 Wikipedia 義工編輯隨即聯署聲明，準備就工會組織者 Wiki Workers United 的要求採取集體行動，包括考慮進行編輯罷工。
#城中熱話 #生活學習 #社交網絡 #Wiki Workers United
https://unwire.hk/2026/05/30/wikimedia-community-tech-layoffs-strike-threat/learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wikimedia-community-tech-layoffs-strike-threat

När ledare i projekt som drivs i form av tusentals frivilliga och ett fåtal anställda hämtas från storföretagen innebär det att det som är bra med dessa projekt och ger dem trovärdighet utsätts för risken att bli förstört och korrumperat. VI har sett tendenser till detta i Mozilla Foundation som leder utvecklingen av Firefox med mera.

När ledare i projekt som drivs i form av tusentals frivilliga och ett fåtal anställda hämtas från storföretagen innebär det att det som är bra med dessa projekt och ger dem trovärdighet utsätts för risken att bli förstört och korrumperat. VI har sett tendenser till detta i Mozilla Foundation som leder utvecklingen av Firefox med mera.

#wikimediafoundation when a democracy dies, it cannot be resurrected, it can only be replaced.

Background on how #WikimediaFoundation has retaliated against #WorkerUnion self determination: https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20260527-wikipedia-anti-labor-fired-union-organizers