Anthropic shifts SF staff to WFH amid security contractor strike threat

Anthropic instructed its San Francisco employees to work from home on Monday and Tuesday following a warning from security contractor Allied Universal about a potential guard strike. However, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents the security workers, denied issuing any strike threat or calling a strike authorisation vote this week. The union has been in ongoing negotiations with California security firms over wages and healthcare benefits since April. The situation created a precautionary disruption at Anthropic's offices despite the union distancing itself from any imminent strike action.