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Wikimedia Foundation staff have voted 158–14 in favor of union representation 🎉 🎉🎉 WMF says it respects the result and will proceed with good-faith collective bargaining. Huge thanks to everyone who helped spread the word! NLRB results: https://www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740 WMF: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/09/03/us-staff-unionization-vote/

The Wikimedia Foundation has dissolved the Community Tech team and laid off 5 engineers + 1 manager while unionization efforts are ongoing. Contributors are raising concerns about loss of community-focused engineering, possible union busting and growing disconnect between WMF leadership and volunteers A solidarity initiative is now underway across Wikimedia projects. Read more & consider supporting: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/NEZZ25FAX3VMBERKWBLZQ4KFVMIIF5HJ/ #Wikipedia #Wikimedia

@greenbone@tooting.ch That's exactly what many editors are worried about. Wikipedia's public trust comes from being community-driven and not behaving like a typical tech corporation. By the way, WMF has stated that the layoffs were not related to unionization efforts and says it will respect the legal unionization process.

@kouett@soc.kouett.net.eu.org I sent this message to multiple mailing lists

@deborahh@cosocial.ca @ShaulaEvans@zirk.us you can sign if you have Wikipedia account, you can also help by spreading the word: https://wikiworkersunited.org/take-action-community/

@jhsoby@wikis.world congrats! I am still waiting for my 10th anniversary 😁