Plot forms against California tech companies with move that could force office closures as violent threats mount

Artificial intelligence giants are facing a new fear after security officers guarding Bay Area and Silicon Valley offices announced plans to strike, forcing possible closures as violent threats mount.Security officers at companies including Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and Amazon are planning to strike Friday over a contract dispute involving wages, potentially forcing some tech offices to close or send workers home.SEIU-United Services Workers West, the union representing about 14,000 security officers in California, submitted plans for a strike beginning after 4:30 a.m., Business Insider reported.The dispute centers on proposed raises that the union says “doesn’t address the cost of living crisis.”“After months of bargaining, several multi-billion dollar security companies like Allied Universal, Securitas, GardaWorld, Prosegur, and Inter-Con, offered workers a mere 65 cent raise over the next two years,” the union said in a statement to KRON.Earlier this month, security workers rallied in downtown San Francisco to highlight what they described as a widening wealth gap between the guards protecting tech executives and the workers inside the companies they guard.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

Please provide a valid email.By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Never miss a story “Protect the rich, while we get poor? Hell no, we won’t take it no more, hell no, we won’t take it no more!” SEIU members chanted, according to KRON.“Here I am standing here watching this, being paid pennies.Pennies.

And that hurts.You know, in my heart’s feeling bad about this man.

Now, how can that be fair?” Allied Universal security guard Jerry LaGuardia added.If the strike happens, some companies could be forced to close their doors and have employees work remotely.Anthropic warned employees last month that it was preparing for remot...