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On July 20, Wiki Workers United U.S. demanded voluntary recognition as a union from the Wikimedia Foundation, following a similar request for voluntary recognition made by WWU-UK, the UK branch of WWU. On July 27, the WMF declined voluntary recognition of Wiki Workers United U.S., stating:
we believe a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board is the appropriate path forward. This process protects individual choice and ensures that any outcome reflects the collective will of those eligible to participate.
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2027/Proposed_eligibility_criteria
The Wikimedia Foundation is led by a Board of Trustees, some of which are elected. During the 2025, election process there was controversy due to two of the candidates being disqualified. Following a petition for reform the board has proposed new eligibility criteria. These seek to establish transparency while limiting the candidate pool to people the board thinks have demonstrated fitness to serve a leading role in our project. Several of the same editors who contributed to the petition have new doubts about the proposed criteria. –C
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/The_future_of_Abstract_Wikipedia
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Wikipedia/Response_to_English_Wikipedia_criticism
The title of this entry is from the Abstract Wikipedia article on itself.
A Request for comment has opened over on Meta Wiki about Abstract Wikipedia. Discussion is ongoing about whether rolling out to more languages should be paused, the project should be closed, or the Foundation should have more "transparency" about the project. Originally approved by the Board of Trustees in 2020, the project aims to provide a way for smaller language Wikipedias to access articles in their language. The community has raised concerns about allowing the integration of Abstract Wikipedia into small–language Wikipedias given its current state. The Wikimedia Foundation have responded on Meta Wiki, expressing confidence in their approach to natural language generation and the improvement of project quality over time, and acknowledging the dificulty of navigating documentation and reporting on the projects development.– M
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