#WikimediaFoundation had a deadline of 24 July 2026 to voluntarily recognise #WikiWorkersUnitedUS [1], the newly created union of #WMF employees in the US.
On 27 July, WMF replied "No!" [2], with "an incredibly disappointing statement" and an FAQ that "might as well have been pulled directly from a UnionBusting 101 handbook" [3] and "reek[s] of #UnionBusting disinformation" [3], per community analysis.
@wwu@social.wikiworkersunited.org
[1] https://wikiworkersunited.org/announcements/2026-07-20-us-demands-voluntary-recognition
[2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/07/27/statement-cwa-recognition-request
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28WMF%29#Recent_questions_about_the_Foundation_and_US_unionization_request