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Wikimedia Foundation refuses voluntary union recognition, hires union-busting law firm
(en.wikipedia.org)
this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2026
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Wow. So Wikimedia is really just a small hedge fund that happens to run the servers for an encyclopedia on the side. I had a hunch they spent a lot more on other non-wikipedia stuff, but for hosting to cost almost 2% of what they invest is eye opening. And makes it all the more petty that they can't pay their labor. Especially since so much labor is in fact volunteer work.