“I stand with WWU because *all* WMF staff - regardless of their role, level, or tenure in the Wikimedia movement - deserve a healthy and psychologically safe environment to do their best work, learn, and grow. #inthismissiontogether” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld [1] http.cat/451
Wiki Workers United
@wikiworkersunited.org
We are a global solidarity union for the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation. Site: https://wikiworkersunited.org Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Workers_United Fediverse presence: https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu
"Unions are complicated things, but I support this one because I truly believe management is ignoring voices that matter and endangering the movement as a result." - Wikimedia worker, name withheld [1] http.cat/451
"When staff depart, we should be able to trust they were treated fairly … staff have been let go for advocating for their direct reports and colleagues, questioning … constructively and in good faith, … standing up for community voices to be heard" - Wikimedia worker, name withheld [1] http.cat/451
“WMF knows that its staff are passionate about the community-run projects they work to support, and management takes advantage of this to cut corners on equity on pay/benefits—especially outside the US—and […] making sure people feel safe to give feedback.” - WMF worker, name withheld http.cat/451
“Solidarity with the union is solidarity with Wikipedia and its values.” - Technolalia, Wikipedia volunteer w.wiki/T3MX
“Experienced staff who give negative feedback about management decisions find themselves gaslit, sidelined, or outright fired […] Our union can help protect staff from arbitrary firings […] and from the culture of fear that has enveloped the company.” - WMF worker, name withheld http.cat/451
"Workers, editors, donors, community: unite in solidarity!" - Señoritaleona en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
"In this day and age, we need to protect the workers that build wikipedia" - AllLib en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
"Wikimedia must service as a model for others and do better." - Camacleod [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Check out Wiki Workers United - CWA's press release. This is just the beginning! We are not done fighting for our rights. We remain united. We remain committed to one another. And we will continue organizing together. cwa-union.org/news/release...
Wiki Workers United US/CWA Will File for NLRB Election After Wikimedia Foundation Declines Voluntary Recognition
Wiki Workers United U.S. (WWU-US-CWA) has released a statement after announcing today that it will file for a union election with the NLRB after the Wikimedia Foundation declined the union's request f...
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New from @404media.co: The Wikimedia Foundation declined to voluntarily recognize Wiki Workers United after a CWA-verified supermajority of eligible U.S. staff signed union authorization cards. Read more: www.404media.co/wikimedia-wa... Sources matter. Truth matters. Worker voices matter. ✊
Wikimedia Will Not Voluntarily Recognize Union a Supermajority of Its Workers Want
The Wikimedia Foundation waited until immediately after its largest annual conference to say it wouldn't voluntarily recognize its workers' union.
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We were deeply moved to learn about today's solidarity action. At Wikimania 2026, the theme is Freedom, Equity, Reliability - today, volunteers across the movement demonstrated another value at the heart of Wikimedia: Solidarity.
In the past 2 months, over 1,000 #Wikimedians (and counting!) have expressed our solidarity with #WikiWorkersUnited, the #WikimediaFoundation staff union, up to and including openness to an editorial strike. Today at #Wikimania, dozens of us gathered to send a […] [Original post on wikis.world]
Today, Wiki Workers United US/CWA demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects! We are hopeful that the Wikimedia Foundation will honor their stated values and quickly come to the table.
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Wiki Workers United U.S. Branch Demands Voluntary Recognition from Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia
Today, Wiki Workers United U.S. (WWU-US)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and siste...
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Hello, world! We're Wiki Workers United, a global solidarity union for the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation. This account will share updates on our organizing effort, relevant news/info, and maybe the occasional meme. Watch this space!