Wikimedia Foundation rejects union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
Wiki Workers United U.S. demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation on July 20, but the Foundation declined, insisting on a secret-ballot NLRB election. The union accuses the Foundation of union-busting rhetoric and delaying tactics, while community petitions supporting the union have gathered over 1,200 signatures. The Foundation has retained Littler Mendelson, a firm known for union avoidance, despite its public stance of neutrality.
Insisting that our right to organize be adjudicated by the National Labor Relations Board is not a neutral choice; it has nothing to do with election procedures or employee choice.