#wikiworkersunited — Public Fediverse posts
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Wikimedia Germany: Why Unions and Works Councils Are Important for the Wikimedia Movement
blog post (in German): https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/
unofficial English translation by yours truly: https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2026/08/28/unions-and-works-councils-wikimedia/
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Wikimedia Germany: Why Unions and Works Councils Are Important for the Wikimedia Movement
blog post (in German): https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/
unofficial English translation by yours truly: https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2026/08/28/unions-and-works-councils-wikimedia/
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Wikimedia Germany: Why Unions and Works Councils Are Important for the Wikimedia Movement
blog post (in German): https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/
unofficial English translation by yours truly: https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2026/08/28/unions-and-works-councils-wikimedia/
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Wikimedia Germany: Why Unions and Works Councils Are Important for the Wikimedia Movement
blog post (in German): https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/
unofficial English translation by yours truly: https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2026/08/28/unions-and-works-councils-wikimedia/
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Wikimedia Germany: Why Unions and Works Councils Are Important for the Wikimedia Movement
blog post (in German): https://blog.wikimedia.de/2026/08/27/gewerkschaften-und-betriebsraete-wikimedia/
unofficial English translation by yours truly: https://lucaswerkmeister.de/posts/2026/08/28/unions-and-works-councils-wikimedia/
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#WikimediaFoundation, which declares its respect for #WMF staff #unionisation rights, is being dragged kicking and screaming, even with a mediator involved, into recognising #WikiWorkersUnited #WWU UK:
* 24 June 2026 - #WWUUK requests voluntary recognition [1]
* 7 July 2026 - WMF refuses recognition; chooses slowest option [2]
* 6 Aug 2026 - WMF drags out mediation; @wwu UK initiates statutory recognition [3] -
This union-busting disaster at the WMF make me want to candidate for the Board of Trustees with a very strong and very openly pro-union program ✊ #wwu #SupportWikiUnion #WikiWorkersUnited
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#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."
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement
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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].
hashtags: #WWU #WMF #UnionBusting #WikimediaFoundation #WikiWorkersUnited #Wikipedia
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littler_Mendelson
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20260802095026/https://www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740
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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
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity
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es gibt dazu im Übrigen auch noch eine Stellungnahme von WMDE in der Presse: https://www.heise.de/news/Gewerkschaftsgruendung-bei-Wikimedia-Community-Protest-nach-Entlassungen-11308402.html
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@projektmyra @tazgetroete habt ihr das gesehen?
Wiki Workers United Solidarity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity
Hintergrund: Gewerkschaftsfeindliche Machenschaften der neuen Wikimedia-Leitung https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943 #WWU #Wikimedia #WikiWorkersUnited
Bitte prüft es und liefert Hintergründe.
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Wiki Workers United Solidarity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity
Hintergrund: Gewerkschaftsfeindliche Machenschaften der neuen Wikimedia-Leitung https://medium.com/@jakeorlowitz/wikipedia-is-doing-the-capitalist-thing-56a393232943 #WWU #Wikimedia #WikiWorkersUnited
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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
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_Wishlist#May_20_update
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United#Solidarity