
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 …