Isn't Wikimedia a non profit? Who exactly are the employers on the other side negotiating with the union here? They're higher on the hierarchical structure, but they're not actually stakeholders the same as there are in private for-profit companies.

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nativeit a day ago | parent | next [-]

Some of the largest unions in the world are for teachers, police, and government employees. I’m not sure why you would think a for-profit company is uniquely subject to its staff unionizing?

	▲	bitshiftfaced a day ago \| parent [-]
		I have similar questions about public service unions as well. The reason why it makes sense to me for private for-profit companies is because stakeholders have a profit incentive to exploit workers. If non-profit tech workers are especially vulnerable to exploitation, then I guess it makes sense too, but I'm having trouble finding evidence for that.

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cool_dude85 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The union is negotiating with management, i.e. those with hiring and firing authority who direct the work of others. Same as a for profit.

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unknownfuture a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Uh, non-profits absolutely may have unionized employees:

https://npeu.org/

I... wonder if you don't know what a non-profit corporation is or how they work?