The Wikimedia Foundation has dissolved the Community Tech team and laid off 5 engineers + 1 manager while unionization efforts are ongoing.
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The Wikimedia Foundation has dissolved the Community Tech team and laid off 5 engineers + 1 manager while unionization efforts are ongoing.
Contributors are raising concerns about loss of community-focused engineering, possible union busting and growing disconnect between WMF leadership and volunteers
A solidarity initiative is now underway across Wikimedia projects.
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@neriman NB: in the jurisdiction where I live, the suspicion that an employer fired staff because they wanted to unionize may lead to criminal investigations
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