Anthropic instructs employees at its San Francisco offices to work from home on Monday and Tuesday, citing concerns about a potential security strike. Multiple outlets report the decision follows warnings from the company’s security contractor, Allied Universal, about the risk of work stoppages.
The situation involves the SEIU, which represents the security guards. The union says it has not called for a strike authorization vote and has not issued any strike threats this week, while also noting ongoing negotiations with California security firms over wages and healthcare. Outlets differ mainly in emphasis: some frame the move as a precaution taken because a strike could occur, while others stress that the strike is not actually happening based on the union’s account. Overall, the reporting centers on Anthropic’s temporary remote-work directive and the union’s statement that there is no strike action underway at that time.
