Check out Wiki Workers United - CWA's press release.
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Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation declined to voluntarily recognize Wiki Workers United. Today, we launch [union needed]: an evidence-based campaign inspired by Wikipedia's [citation needed] documenting why workers organized.
@wwu Is there a simple way, as a former donor to Wikimedia Foundation, to express that I will not donate again until they accept the union? Seems to me that money could talk here. But I don't know who to write to.
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@Profpatsch fair question! the style is rather recognizable, but more importantly it has SynthID watermarks so that's proof
@aburka @Profpatsch thanks for flagging. It looks like we used a version of the image that had been run through Canva to add a blur effect. We've replaced this in an edit of the original post.
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@aburka @Profpatsch thanks for flagging. It looks like we used a version of the image that had been run through Canva to add a blur effect. We've replaced this in an edit of the original post.
@wwu @Profpatsch fair enough. I didn't know canva is using genAI for everything now
️ interesting to see what other stylistic changes that it would have made though, like changing the images. Anyway thanks for responding and I don't mean at all to detract from the great work y'all are doing! -
@wwu how does a WIKI organisation not get the need for a union
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@wwu Is there a simple way, as a former donor to Wikimedia Foundation, to express that I will not donate again until they accept the union? Seems to me that money could talk here. But I don't know who to write to.
@nosrednayduj @wwu I was thinking along similar lines.
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@nosrednayduj @wwu I was thinking along similar lines.
@drwho @nosrednayduj @wwu I know you're looking for leverage for the union, but also, side issue, they have *loads* of money. Last year I switched my wikimedia donations to entities which do not.
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Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation declined to voluntarily recognize Wiki Workers United. Today, we launch [union needed]: an evidence-based campaign inspired by Wikipedia's [citation needed] documenting why workers organized.
@wwu I feel even better about not donating this year.
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@nosrednayduj @wwu I was thinking along similar lines.
@drwho @nosrednayduj For clarity, we as WWU (with the infrastructure we tend to funded by donations and our salaries paid by same) are not asking folks to pause donations - please see https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/116999094704565373
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@drwho @nosrednayduj For clarity, we as WWU (with the infrastructure we tend to funded by donations and our salaries paid by same) are not asking folks to pause donations - please see https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/116999094704565373
@wwu @nosrednayduj Got it. And already done.
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@drwho @nosrednayduj For clarity, we as WWU (with the infrastructure we tend to funded by donations and our salaries paid by same) are not asking folks to pause donations - please see https://social.wikiworkersunited.org/@wwu/116999094704565373
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Yesterday, the Wikimedia Foundation declined to voluntarily recognize Wiki Workers United. Today, we launch [union needed]: an evidence-based campaign inspired by Wikipedia's [citation needed] documenting why workers organized.
"If the decision is to have a union, we'll have a union. It's really, it's truly that simple." - Bernadette Meehan, CEO, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimania Fireside Chat July 24, 2026.
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"If the decision is to have a union, we'll have a union. It's really, it's truly that simple." - Bernadette Meehan, CEO, Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimania Fireside Chat July 24, 2026.
"Wikipedia is the broadest and perhaps most important collection of knowledge humanity has ever created. Its most-dedicated stewards deserve to be treated fairly by their employer. The right to unionise is central to a fair workplace." - HDSQ, Wikipedia volunteer
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Check out Wiki Workers United - CWA's press release. This is just the beginning! We are not done fighting for our rights. We remain united. We remain committed to one another. And we will continue organizing together.
@wwu how wikimedia phrases it: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request/ . WWU-CWA: keep up doing the good work!
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@aburka @Profpatsch thanks for flagging. It looks like we used a version of the image that had been run through Canva to add a blur effect. We've replaced this in an edit of the original post.
@wwu @aburka @Profpatsch this is awesome. now where is the donate button? can't seem to find it at https://cwa-union.org
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"Wikipedia is the broadest and perhaps most important collection of knowledge humanity has ever created. Its most-dedicated stewards deserve to be treated fairly by their employer. The right to unionise is central to a fair workplace." - HDSQ, Wikipedia volunteer
@wwu I'm pro-workers, but doesn't Wikipedia use volunteers and contributors? How many people are actually working for Wikipedia with a valid work contract? Is it a 9-to-5 job? What do they do? Do they have a pension fund?
Wikipedia operates on fundraisers and donations. It's a nonprofit entity, and as such, it's constantly asking users to give money. Personally, I thought that money was going to infrastructure and utility bills, not salaries.
How would you unionise under these circumstances, anyway?
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@wwu I'm pro-workers, but doesn't Wikipedia use volunteers and contributors? How many people are actually working for Wikipedia with a valid work contract? Is it a 9-to-5 job? What do they do? Do they have a pension fund?
Wikipedia operates on fundraisers and donations. It's a nonprofit entity, and as such, it's constantly asking users to give money. Personally, I thought that money was going to infrastructure and utility bills, not salaries.
How would you unionise under these circumstances, anyway?
@adrianmorales You could, you know, just check their website: https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/staff/
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