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Boudboud@framapiaf.org
Aug 2, 2026, 11:22 AM
@neriman @wwu
There is now an on-wiki call for #WikimediaFoundation #CEO #BernadetteMeehan and #WMF Chief People Officer #CourtneyBassSherizen to resign because of their managerial responsibility in hiring a #UnionBusting firm in opposition to the interests of WMF employees and in opposition to the #Wikimedia mission and values [4].
@fulelo @winnipegfreepress @heartlandnewsfeed @chrisgeidner @scottmstedman @theintercept
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:BMeehan-WMF#On_unionization_and_misleading_the_movement
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Boudboud@framapiaf.org
Aug 2, 2026, 11:34 AM
@neriman @wwu
To the journalists: Wikipedia co-founder #JimboWales generally attracts media attention, and is de facto obligatory to cite in mainstream media, so if you really have to cite his response to the discovery that the WMF executive is hiring a union-busting firm, you can read the discussion on his talk page [5]. So far he hasn't responded.
@fulelo @winnipegfreepress @heartlandnewsfeed @chrisgeidner @scottmstedman @theintercept
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#Confirmed:_Union_busting_law_firm
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Nemo_bis 🌈nemobis@mamot.fr
Aug 2, 2026, 12:39 PM
@boud Very fine people, I see!
«William Emanuel is an American lawyer and government official who formerly served as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Prior to assuming that role, he was a shareholder at the law firm Littler Mendelson.»
«In February 2018, the NLRB vacated that decision after the NLRB's Inspector General reported that Emanuel should have been recused because he had been the franchiser's attorney in the 2015 matter.»
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Emanuel#Ethics_investigation
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Boudboud@framapiaf.org
Aug 2, 2026, 1:41 PM
@nemobis @neriman
Emanuel was nominated to the NLRB by Trump, and stayed there from 2017 to 2021. He died in 2025 (reload the Wikipedia article). This does add to the discredibility of WMF Board members' insistence that an NLRB vote would be the most "fair".
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Nemo_bis 🌈nemobis@mamot.fr
Aug 2, 2026, 2:18 PM
@boud It does require a significant suspension of disbelief... I'm hoping the NLRB staff has not been completely eviscerated and that the board will not interfere (it will soon lack a quorum to do anything anyway: https://mattaustinlaborlaw.com/the-nlrbs-quorum-clock-is-ticking/ ).
There are a few cases of board interventions about union certifications, but hopefully we will not get there:
https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/12/the-board-is-back-impact-of-nlrbs-restored-quorum-and-new-general-counsel-on-employers
https://www.nlrbedge.com/p/everything-the-board-has-done-since
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