# AI company security guards plan strike as threats mount

> Bay Area tech workers could face office closures as guards walk out over wages amid rising violence against AI executives.
- Title: AI company security guards plan strike as threats mount
- Summary: Bay Area tech workers could face office closures as guards walk out over wages amid rising violence against AI executives. Security guards at major AI…
- Keywords: anthropic, openai, microsoft, google, amazon, seiu-united services workers west, san francisco, bay area, security guards, strike, sam altman, allied universal
- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/15/us-news/silicon-valley-ai-giants-face-security-guard-strike-amid-rising-threats
- Published: 2026-09-16T00:34:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, openai, microsoft, google, amazon, seiu-united services workers west, san francisco, bay area, security guards, strike, sam altman, allied universal
## Security guards plan Friday strike
Officers at Anthropic, Microsoft, OpenAI, Google and Amazon will strike over wages. The walkout could force some tech offices to close.
## Union rejects 65 cent raise
SEIU says security companies offered just 65 cents over two years. The union represents 14,000 California security officers.

> 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
## Guards protest wealth gap
Security workers rallied in San Francisco over the divide between their poverty wages and the tech executives they protect.

> Protect the rich, while we get poor? Hell no, we won't take it no more
## Anthropic prepares for remote work
The AI company warned employees last month to prepare for working from home if the strike happens. Negotiations continue this week.
## Intruder delivered death threat
A man slipped into Anthropic's headquarters in April with an envelope, warning a top executive was "going to be killed."
## Sam Altman's home targeted twice
OpenAI's CEO faced an attempted firebombing at his San Francisco mansion, then a drive-by shooting days later.
## AI backlash fuels security concerns
Public opinion has turned against AI companies as the technology gets blamed for widespread layoffs.
## Key takeaway

Security guards at major AI companies are striking over low wages just as threats against tech executives escalate, potentially forcing office closures.