Wiki Workers United

Solidarity with WWU-UK! On 29 Oct at 10:30 AM UK time, a public hearing will address the scope of union representation for Wikimedia UK staff. Join via Zoom to observe and show solidarity! Request access: enquiries@cac.gov.uk at least one working day in advance. Details: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Our UK colleagues continue their fight for union recognition. After months of negotiations, the question of who should be included in the bargaining unit is now going to the UK's Central Arbitration Committee. The latest update from the WWU-UK Branch: wikiworkersunited.org/announcement...

Official: WWU-US/CWA is certified to represent eligible Wikimedia Foundation workers in the U.S. Next: bargaining with staff worldwide in focus. UK recognition continues. Different countries. Different legal pathways. One movement in true solidarity [1] www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-3... [union needed]

We got mail! A lovely letter of support from our friends from Wikimedia Deutschland, congratulating us on our US unionisation victory and sharing motivation for further efforts: wikiworkersunited.org/announcement...

This US Labor Day, we're celebrating our NLRB election landslide win✊️ We're proud of this milestone and our strong union. Excited for what's next as we work to make WMF the best workplace it can be across our global workforce. Chaotic Enby's full quote [1], one of 2,000 volunteers who stood with us:

Check out WWU’s official press release on the WWU-US win ✊️ wikiworkersunited.org/announcement... What made this possible: worker organizing, global solidarity, and extraordinary support from 2,000+ Wikimedia volunteers. Thank you to everyone involved. This win belongs to all of us! [union needed]

Check out this great WIRED coverage: www.wired.com/story/wikipe... WMF US workers voted 158–14 to unionize. This was never primarily about pay or benefits, it was about having a seat at the table. Proud of what workers built. Ready for what's next, including standing with our UK siblings. 🌍

“Even if every single staff member were currently being treated fairly and well by their management chain, the formation of the union is to ensure that things can stay that way even when new managers are hired or promoted, and as the tech industry changes rapidly around us.” -WMF worker http.cat/451

“I dream of a global union of Wikimedia workers that includes every country in which we are. A global union would be analogous to the growth of the editing communities and of Wikipedia itself these past 25 years: collective action on a global scale, to the benefit of all.” - WMF worker http.cat/451

It’s September 1: the start of Labor Month! Volunteers launched a creative and deeply Wikimedian way to stand in solidarity with WWU and workers organizing: a month-long campaign to create, translate, and improve Wikipedia articles about organized labor and workers’ rights. ✊🌍🙏Thank you! w.wiki/Tu5r

“As a former Foundation employee and volunteer editor I stand in solidarity with all the workers who have contributed to our movement.” - Steven Walling w.wiki/U5b5 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Today is my twenty year wikiversary. WMF has pissed off the community plenty of times, but this is different. This goes to the soul of the project.” -- swpb w.wiki/Tzoc See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“A good employer has nothing to fear from unions.” - PamD w.wiki/TvDh See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“In less than two weeks I will have been an editor for 22 years. This project works because we all work, and especially because a small group of paid workers help make it work for everyone else. They deserve better than this, much better. In solidarity.” – Jessamyn w.wiki/TtmB www.unionneeded.com

“I’ve been editing Wikipedia [...], and it has felt so fulfilling to be able to contribute to a project which stands for freedom of information and expression… Editing Wikipedia means holding it accountable, and signing this petition means holding Wikimedia accountable…” - Grettoonist w.wiki/Tszg

“Come all of you good workers, good news to you I'll tell, of how the good ol' union, has come in here to dwell. Which side are you on?” -- ArtemisiaGentileschiFan w.wiki/TqxD See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Wikipedia is the most important website in the world. [...] Wikimedia staff are crucial for keeping Wikipedia alive and operational. They also need support and protection. A very basic aspect of that is forming a labor union.” - Lars Wirzenius, Former WMF staff and free software developer

“We need greater input into decision making at the WMF. Please WMF do not waste time and money and simply recognize the union.” -- Doc James w.wiki/Toy2 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“We are global. We are together. We are the voice of WMF workers in the movement.” http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“We are Wiki Workers United, we will fight, and we will be heard.” http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Spending donor funds to fight worker unionization does not advance our mission of bringing the world's knowledge to all people, the mission I've spent years working at the Foundation to pursue.” http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“The union is about protecting all of my coworkers, some of whom might not be as lucky as I have been with their team placements and roles. [...] solidarity with them so that we can really focus our energy on building the best product for the movement that we can!” http.cat/451 www.unionneeded.com

"We are truly in this mission together only if every single one of us is properly represented and protected." – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Everywhere and specially at Wikimedia, it makes absolute sense to give workers the right to organize to defend their interests and further the relationship with their employers in the benefit of all.” – WMF worker, name withheld http.cat/451 www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“We're all here to serve the Wikimedia community. I want us all to be able to focus on that work, without fear, together.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Forever stand with those who uphold the wiki” — TNM101 w.wiki/TJUr See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“We, [WMF] workers, have agency, passion, and dedication to the mission. We should have power as well, so that we and management may collaborate as equal partners. Only as equals can we establish relationships of trust and fairness between us.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld [1] http.cat/451

“Nothing about us, without us!” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“This is breaking my heart. I am 100% behind the union and will follow its call.” — Tim Bray w.wiki/TJUX See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Years of unaligned decision-making led us to demand a voice in how we pursue the Mission.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of verifiable knowledge. Please don't sabotage its structural foundations.” — shtrom w.wiki/TJUQ See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Unions bring management and workers to the table on a more equal footing, where we can then negotiate equitable working conditions for all members of staff.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“The editors stand with the union.” — Aproxyname w.wiki/TJUH See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“The value of Wikipedia is the people who make it.” — ValenceTheHuman w.wiki/TJUE See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Abrupt lay-off should not be a management tool.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“Abrupt lay-off should not be a management tool.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“The value of Wikipedia is the people who make it.” — ValenceTheHuman w.wiki/TJUE See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

"May our union help us ensure we continue to be the "last best place on the internet," for readers, donors, editors, and staff for generations to come.” — Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

"The community has a moral obligation to stand together against unionbusting." — Generalissima w.wiki/TJU4 See the whole campaign: www.unionneeded.com #unionneeded #wikiworkersunited

“I stand with Wiki Workers United because "just cause" employment is literally not something MGMT can provide to US workers unless it's collectively bargained, and I'm tired of the fear that "at will" employment brings.” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451

“There's still time to reverse the Silicon Valley-esque "big tech" transformation of Wikipedia, and all the enshittification it inevitably brings” — Avelludo w.wiki/_aja2

An update from our UK branch: wikiworkersunited.org/announcement...

“Strong worker protections will allow us to meet the external challenges we face. […] We no longer have to function in fear in our day to day, but can focus on meeting the moment and ensuring we are doing everything we can to support free knowledge.” - Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451

“It's a bad look to be afraid of your employees” -- JillStrykowski w.wiki/TJTt

“I stand with Wiki Workers United because why wouldn't you?” – Wikimedia worker, name withheld http.cat/451

“Travailleurs, Travailleuses de tous les pays, unissez-vous !” – Poslovitch w.wiki/TJTa