The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

维基百科背后的运营方——维基媒体基金会正掀起一场工会风暴。继今年6月英国员工率先宣布要成立工会后，美国员工也决定跟进，正式向国家劳资关系委员会申请工会选举。然而，基金会管理层拒绝自愿承认工会并宣称秘密投票才是“合理路径”。员工们则指责基金会表面中立、背地里却花钱请反工会律师搞小动作，属于典型的“工会破坏”行为。简单来说，就是这家非营利组织的员工想要抱团争取更好的权益，但管理层不愿意主动配合，双方因此杠上了。这场风波背后还有一个更大的背景：维基百科的海量免费编辑志愿者与基金会本就关系紧张——此前基金会解散了一个与志愿者紧密合作的工程团队，导致数百名编辑差点罢工。部分志愿者怀疑裁员与工会运动有关，虽然基金会否认。对普通用户而言，这次事件短期内不会直接影响你浏览维基百科。但如果工会成功成立，员工的薪资、工作条件和决策话语权可能得到改善，进而影响维基百科的编辑环境和内容质量。长远看，这场劳资博弈折射出非营利科技组织在“开源精神”与“员工权益”之间的典型矛盾，值得每一个依赖免费知识的人保持关注。

NewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsTechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechCreatorsCloseCreatorsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All CreatorsThe union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expandingUS-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.US-based employees say they will file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board.by Mia SatoCloseMia SatoFeatures Writer, The VergePosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Mia SatoJul 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: The VergeMia SatoCloseMia SatoPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Mia Sato is features writer with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intention to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit has 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 recognition this week, they immediately sent out to employees and the public statements couched in classic union-busting rhetoric, rhetoric undoubtedly provided by outrageously expensive union-avoidance law firms. This insulting and wasteful use of Foundation resources is both an insult to Foundation employees and to the Free Knowledge Movement as a whole.”In a public statement, the foundation said it believes a secret ballot election with the NLRB is the “appropriate path forward.”The unionization efforts come at a time when tensions are high between the foundation and the thousands of unpaid volunteers who edit, write, and maintain Wikipedia. In May, hundreds of Wikipedia editors threatened to go on strike after the foundation dissolved an engineering team that worked closely with volunteers. Some volunteers questioned whether the layoffs were related to union efforts, which the foundation denied.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Mia SatoCloseMia SatoFeatures Writer, The VergePosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Mia SatoCreatorsCloseCreatorsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All CreatorsLaborCloseLaborPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All LaborNewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsTechCloseTechPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All TechMost PopularMost PopularHugging Face is being used to easily undress women and childrenApple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devicesX Money is launching in the US starting todaySmart rings are looking like my kind of AI gadgetIs it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?The Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by r