The Wikimedia Foundation have hired the largest union…
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The Wikimedia Foundation have hired the largest union busting law firm in the US to try to stop their staff unionising
A week after refusing to recognise their US staff union voluntarily, the Wikimedia Foundation (the charity that hosts Wikipedai) have hired Littler Mendelson, the largest union busting law firm in the US whose clients include Starbucks, Amazon and Delta Airlines. I have never worked for the Wikimedia Foundation but this really doesn't sit right with me. I have a few suggestions of things people can do:
You can donate to local Wikimedia organisations who directly support their communities to share knowledge from their countries https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia\_movement\_affiliates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates
If you are a Wikimedia contributor there are three petitions you can sign to support the unionisation effort:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki\_Workers\_United\_solidarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity English Wikipedia petition to show solidarity, only 150 signatures until its the largest ever proposal or petition on English Wikipedia
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki\_Workers\_United https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United A global solidarity petition
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026\_recognize\_Wiki\_Workers\_United\_petition https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026_recognize_Wiki_Workers_United_petition A petition to ask the board of trustees to reverse their decision
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A week after refusing to recognise their US staff union voluntarily, the Wikimedia Foundation (the charity that hosts Wikipedai) have hired Littler Mendelson, the largest union busting law firm in the US whose clients include Starbucks, Amazon and Delta Airlines. I have never worked for the Wikimedia Foundation but this really doesn't sit right with me. I have a few suggestions of things people can do:
You can donate to local Wikimedia organisations who directly support their communities to share knowledge from their countries https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia\_movement\_affiliates https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates
If you are a Wikimedia contributor there are three petitions you can sign to support the unionisation effort:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki\_Workers\_United\_solidarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Workers_United_solidarity English Wikipedia petition to show solidarity, only 150 signatures until its the largest ever proposal or petition on English Wikipedia
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki\_Workers\_United https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United A global solidarity petition
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026\_recognize\_Wiki\_Workers\_United\_petition https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026_recognize_Wiki_Workers_United_petition A petition to ask the board of trustees to reverse their decision
Thanks
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