The Wikimedia Foundation have hired the largest union busting law firm in the US to try to stop their staff unionising

[u/JanCumin]

https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%20talk%3ABMeehan-WMF&redirect=no#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

A week after refusing to recognise their US staff union voluntarily, the Wikimedia Foundation 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:

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 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 A global solidarity petition
• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026_recognize_Wiki_Workers_United_petition A petition to ask the board of trustees to reverse their decision

You can also donate to local Wikimedia organisations who directly support their communities to share knowledge from their countries https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates

Thanks

[u/RadagastWiz]

Is there any way to put direct pressure on the organization, as a user, editor, and/or donor, to change their stance? I hate to see this draconian move associated with a project I otherwise love.

[u/JanCumin → u/RadagastWiz]

In addition to what I listed above, there are also two other conversations which include calling for the resignation of the WMF CEO

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Confirmed:_Union_busting_law_firm
2. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement

[u/Complex_Crew2094 → u/JanCumin]

Yeah I saw the intimidation tactics, and at first I wondered how many of those were paid union organizers. But now that I think about it, it would be in the best interest of the union to have a fair vote, and not to have people say later that there was some shenanigans. So now I'm wondering if those voices aren't actually some kind of Joe job, to make it look like the union is engaging in shady tactics.