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Wikimedia Foundation refuses voluntary union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2026-08-02/News_and_notesen.wikipedia.orgWikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2026-08-02/News and notes - Wikipedia
From reading the article and watching the video, it didn’t sound like they were refusing the option of having a union. It was more that they wanted to have an official vote on the matter, and didn’t want to be pressured into a decision on the spot:
[W]e believe a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board is the appropriate path forward. This process protects individual choice and ensures that any outcome reflects the collective will of those eligible to participate.
Replying to @Sandbar_Trekker@piefed.zip
So their employment of two prominent union busting law firms is what?
Replying to @GraveyardOrbit@lemmy.zip
Do we have any direct signs of union busting? It seems these law firms do other things for WMF.
Replying to @lucullus@discuss.tchncs.de
Late last year Wikimedia disqualified two potential board members from eligibility days before the vote. They are notable for their push for transparency.
Wikimedia is moving towards opaque and draconian leadership methods. They are actively taking advantage of the trust we put in them to make disingenuous moves that will prevent Jimmy Wales from losing power over the knowledge. He’s basically one bad decision from partnering with AI and now fewer people can stop him.
Replying to @ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
That’s not union busting, is it? I understand the leadership problems, but we were talking about union busting specifically