Anthropic Tells SF Staff to Work Remote Over Possible Security Strike
Business Insider • • business
Key Points:
- Anthropic instructed its San Francisco staff to work from home this week due to a potential strike by security workers employed by Allied Universal, though the union representing these workers was unaware of any planned strike.
- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents Allied Universal security workers, stated it is engaged in ongoing contract negotiations but has not authorized or threatened a strike for this week.
- SEIU is negotiating for higher wages, improved healthcare, and enhanced job training for thousands of security workers in California, with talks ongoing since April.
- Anthropic has not commented on the work-from-home directive, which contrasts with its usual hybrid policy requiring employees to be in the office at least 25% of the time.
- The company is preparing for an initial public offering potentially as soon as August, with a current valuation of approximately $1.5 billion in secondary markets.
