Wikimedia Foundation staff in the United States have voted overwhelmingly in favor of union representation.

The National Labor Relations Board reports that 158 votes were cast in favor of the union and 14 against, with 172 ballots counted and one void ballot.

The Wikimedia Foundation says it respects the outcome and will move forward with good-faith collective bargaining.

Results: https://www.nlrb.gov/case/20-RC-391740

WMF statement: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/09/03/us-staff-unionization-vote/

why do all of harlan coben’s works / descriptions on wikipedia look like they’ve been written by him? why does he always singularly cite his own books as references? who cares about his peanut allergy?

The 2019 elections saw the highest turnout ever recorded in Hong-Kong history with approximately 70% registered voters (as opposed to the average 30-40%). Many Hong-Kong protesters used this election as a "referendum" to express their disagreement, the protests were still hot and in a large scale at that time.

The elections were a surprise for Beijing who was overconfident of its own propaganda and the idea that the "Silent majority" of Hong-Kong was pro-Beijing. Many Chinese media remained silent and the few who spoke about it claimed the elections were rigged.

These elections are seen as the last free and fair elections in Hong-Kong because China proceeded to impose electoral changes and its national laws in Hong-Kong in the next years. About 70% of the elected District Councillors resigned or were disqualified for "various reasons".