Anthropic tells staff to work from home due to possible security team strike

Anthropic instructed its San Francisco staff to work from home this week after receiving notice from security firm Allied Universal of a potential strike by its employees. However, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which represents the security workers, stated it had not called for a strike authorization vote or issued strike threats for that week, indicating the threat may have been precautionary. The move reflects heightened security concerns across the tech industry, with both Anthropic and OpenAI having faced employee threats in recent years.