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The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

The VergeEditor
July 29, 2026 | 6:16 AM1 min read
Originally published on The Verge
The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding
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In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intention to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit has declined to voluntarily recognize their union.

"While the Wikimedia Foundation touts to the public that they plan to take a neutral stance in our organizing efforts, they have already proven that not to be the case behind the scenes," a press release sent by Communications Workers of America, with which Wiki Workers United is affiliated, reads in part. "When the Foundation rejected our request for voluntary rec …

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