- The Wikimedia Foundation refused to voluntarily recognize Wiki Workers United, a union of its U.S. employees, just days after the Wikimania conference.
- The union claimed a supermajority of eligible workers signed authorization cards, and over 1,100 Wikipedia editors supported the union.
- The Foundation stated it will only recognize the union through a secret-ballot election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board.
- Critics accused the Foundation of using carefully worded anti-union language and delaying tactics, and questioned the timing of the announcement.
- At Wikimania, CEO Bernadette Meehan said the Foundation supports employees' right to unionize but cited complexity due to global operations.