Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA
Wikimedia Foundation Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Form Union with CWA
维基媒体基金会员工以压倒性多数投票加入美国通信工会 (CWA)
San Francisco, Calif. – U.S.-based workers at Wikimedia Foundation—the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and sister projects—have won their union election, voting overwhelmingly to join Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9415. The victory marks an important milestone in a global movement among Wikimedia Foundation workers to establish collective bargaining through the legal frameworks available in their respective countries.
加利福尼亚州旧金山——维基媒体基金会（Wikimedia Foundation，运营维基百科及其姊妹项目的非营利组织）的美国员工赢得了工会选举，以压倒性多数投票加入美国通信工会 (CWA) 第 9415 分会。此次胜利标志着维基媒体基金会员工在全球范围内通过各自国家的法律框架建立集体谈判权运动的一个重要里程碑。
U.S.-based workers began organizing as a part of the broader Wiki Workers United global union campaign of Wikimedia Foundation workers committed to strengthening worker voice, transparency, equity, and shared stewardship. “The recognition of our union’s first government-sanctioned bargaining unit is a huge milestone in our over ten-year journey to educate, agitate, and organize coworkers,” said Bryan Davis, a WWU organizing committee and WWU-US/CWA member.
美国员工的组织工作是“维基工人联合会”(Wiki Workers United, WWU) 全球工会运动的一部分，该运动致力于加强员工话语权、透明度、公平性和共同管理。WWU 组织委员会成员兼 WWU-US/CWA 会员 Bryan Davis 表示：“我们工会首个获得政府批准的谈判单位得到认可，这是我们十多年来教育、动员和组织同事历程中的一个巨大里程碑。”
“We continue our petition for recognition in the U.K. and hope to see more jurisdiction-specific units call for voluntary recognition in the coming weeks and months. Solidarity will continue to drive our discussions, planning, and actions as we begin working on our collective goals for contract bargaining to support all WMF workers regardless of legal jurisdiction, job duty, or hours of employment.”
“我们正在继续在英国争取工会认可，并希望在未来几周和几个月内看到更多司法管辖区的单位呼吁自愿认可。当我们开始为集体谈判制定目标，以支持所有维基媒体基金会员工（无论其法律管辖区、工作职责或工作时长如何）时，团结将继续推动我们的讨论、规划和行动。”
In July, U.S.-based workers demanded union recognition after a supermajority of them signed union authorization cards. When management refused to uphold the organization’s commitment to respect the rights of workers to freely choose union representation, workers persevered through a union election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
今年 7 月，在绝大多数美国员工签署了工会授权卡后，他们要求获得工会认可。当管理层拒绝履行该组织尊重员工自由选择工会代表权的承诺时，员工们坚持通过了由美国国家劳资关系委员会 (NLRB) 监督的工会选举。
“Today’s victory is a demonstration of the power of international solidarity,” said Decovan Rhem, President of CWA Local 9415. “WWU-US/CWA members organized across their workplaces and across the world, building support among coworkers internationally and among an incredible community of volunteers and wiki editors. Now, we will take the power our members have built to the bargaining table to negotiate a strong contract that gives Wikimedia workers the voice they have long deserved.”
CWA 第 9415 分会主席 Decovan Rhem 表示：“今天的胜利展示了国际团结的力量。WWU-US/CWA 的成员们在各自的工作场所和全球范围内进行组织，在国际同事以及庞大的志愿者和维基编辑社区中建立了支持。现在，我们将把成员们凝聚的力量带到谈判桌上，争取一份强有力的合同，让维基媒体的员工获得他们应得的话语权。”
WWU extends its sincere gratitude to the Wikimedia volunteer community. Over 2,000 volunteers and community members who have collectively made more than 15 million edits have publicly signed petitions supporting Wikimedia Foundation workers and affirming the importance of giving workers a meaningful voice in shaping the future of the movement. This petition is the most supported petition in history on the English-language Wikipedia. The WWU Organizing Committee is deeply appreciative of this extraordinary demonstration of solidarity.
WWU 向维基媒体志愿者社区表示诚挚的感谢。超过 2,000 名志愿者和社区成员（他们共同贡献了超过 1,500 万次编辑）公开签署了请愿书，支持维基媒体基金会员工，并肯定了让员工在塑造运动未来方面拥有重要话语权的重要性。这份请愿书是英语维基百科历史上获得支持最多的请愿书。WWU 组织委员会对这种非凡的团结表现深表感激。
“Today’s election result is a well-deserved victory not only for Wikimedia U.S. staff, but for everyone who believes in a free, democratic internet. I am proud to be among the 2,000 volunteer editors celebrating this achievement today,” said Shushugah, a volunteer Wikipedia editor since 2015 with over 14,000 global edits.
自 2015 年起担任维基百科志愿者编辑、拥有超过 14,000 次全球编辑记录的 Shushugah 表示：“今天的选举结果不仅是维基媒体美国员工应得的胜利，也是所有相信自由、民主互联网的人们的胜利。我很自豪能成为今天庆祝这一成就的 2,000 名志愿者编辑之一。”
About CODE-CWA
关于 CODE-CWA
The Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA) is a union movement of thousands of workers fighting every single day to build the voice and power necessary to ensure the future of the tech, games, and digital industries in the United States and Canada. CODE-CWA is a project of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which represents hundreds of thousands of workers throughout tech, media, telecom, and other industries who stand together to fight for justice on the job and in our communities.
“数字员工组织运动”(CODE-CWA) 是一个由数千名员工组成的工会运动，他们每天都在努力建立必要的话语权和力量，以确保美国和加拿大科技、游戏和数字行业的未来。CODE-CWA 是美国通信工会 (CWA) 的一个项目，该工会代表了科技、媒体、电信和其他行业的数十万名员工，他们团结一致，为工作场所和社区的公正而奋斗。
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