Anthropic tells employees at its San Francisco office to work from home

Anthropic asked staff at its San Francisco offices to work from home on Monday and Tuesday this week, acting on a warning that the guards who staff those buildings might walk out. The AI company received that notice last week from Allied Universal, the contractor that supplies its security personnel, according to Business Insider, which first reported the story.There is a complication. The union representing those guards says no strike is on the table. The Service Employees International Union told Business Insider it has not called a strike authorisation vote and has issued no strike threat for this week, which leaves Anthropic's shuttered San Francisco offices looking like a response to something that has not actually happened.Anthropic is not at the bargaining table, but a security strike would still shut its officesSEIU has been negotiating with Allied Universal and other California security firms since April.