U.S.-based workers at the Wikimedia Foundation 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. U.S.-based workers began organizing as part of the broader Wiki Workers United global union campaign.

In July, U.S.-based workers demanded union recognition after a supermajority signed union authorization cards. When management refused to uphold its commitment to respect workers' rights to freely choose union representation, workers proceeded through a union election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). "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 member.

CWA Local 9415 President Decovan Rhem called the victory "a demonstration of the power of international solidarity." WWU also recognized over 2,000 volunteers who made more than 15 million edits and signed petitions supporting the effort—the most supported petition in history on the English-language Wikipedia. Volunteer editor Shushugah, with over 14,000 global edits since 2015, celebrated the result as a victory for everyone believing in a free, democratic internet.