UK staff at the foundation that runs Wikipedia seeks union recognition
“The workers are longtime contributors and organisers, and are deeply committed to the Wikimedia movement.”WMF staff are based around the world, and the UK contingent is the first to seek union recognition. Some questioned whether the move was related to WMF staff efforts to unionize their workplace. Collective action could mean volunteers might even go on strike, refusing to edit and maintain Wikipedia except for extreme cases.The Wikimedia Foundation didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
- ▪“The workers are longtime contributors and organisers, and are deeply committed to the Wikimedia movement.”WMF staff are based around the world, and the UK contingent is the first to seek union recognition.
- ▪Some questioned whether the move was related to WMF staff efforts to unionize their workplace.
- ▪Collective action could mean volunteers might even go on strike, refusing to edit and maintain Wikipedia except for extreme cases.The Wikimedia Foundation didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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