The Verge
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Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike
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Volunteer Wikipedia editors are threatening to strike after the Wikimedia Foundation laid off engineers, with concerns raised about potential union-busting practices.
Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike
Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of trust on the internet. But last week, volunteer editors and contributors were alarmed to hear that a small but important team of engineers at the nonprofit that supports it had been laid off. The layoffs didn't just threaten to sever an important link between the Wikimedia Foundation and its community - they also raised concerns that the WMF was engaging in union-busting. After days of heated discussion, some Wikipedians are ready to support a strike. Wha
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