Anthropic tells San Francisco staff to work from home due to possible security team strike
Anthropic staff were told they should not come to the AI company's San Francisco offices on Monday and Tuesday in case a security strike took place.
Anthropic, an AI company, instructed its San Francisco employees to work remotely due to a potential security strike. Security workers belong to Allied Universal, a firm providing the company's security staffing services. The union representing Allied's security staff is currently in contract negotiations but has not voted to strike.
Anthropic notified its San Francisco staff to begin working from home this week out of precaution. The union representing these workers expressed surprise at the news. Anthropic received a notice from Allied Universal indicating a possible strike from its security staff, according to a source familiar with the situation. The company did not comment on the matter, while the union claimed it had not authorized a strike for the week.
SEIU, which covers thousands of security workers in California and has been negotiating for a new contract since April, is pushing for wage increases, improved healthcare, and better job training. Security spending has increased in the tech industry, and Anthropic has a hybrid in-office policy requiring workers to be in the office at least 25% of the time.
The company is anticipated to file for its initial public offering as early as August, having submitted its confidential S-1 draft in June.
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