some of you may be interested in expressing a little solidarity here:
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@brennen Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
@brainwane absolutely. thank you for the signal boost!
Signed.
But forcing WMF workers into the arms of the Giga-dollar US corporation #SalesforceInc [1] that runs #Slack [2][3] is extremely unwise, not just as a matter of principle, but also for practical and legal reasons. Better switch to FOSS, which is at the core of the community of WMF wikis, now rather than later.
Salesforce Inc's respect for workers' rights doesn't sound great [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce
A few quotes from [1]:
"In October 2025, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff declared his avid support of Donald Trump and urged him to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco ... That same month, Salesforce pitched the Trump administration on ways that Salesforce's AI tools could help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) triple its staff to support the administration's mass deportation campaign. ..."
@brennen I am pretty sure what @boud is talking about is https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Workers_United
it sounds like @boud is volunteering to set up and run the chat for the union, which is a very generous offer!
