The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

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The Wikimedia Foundation is experiencing an expanding union drive with US employees joining the effort after UK staff announced union intentions. The Foundation management has declined to voluntarily recognize the union despite claims of a neutral stance.

In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intentions to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit have 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 r … Read the full story at The Verge.