Coverage dated September 15, 2026 to September 18, 2026

Bay Area Security Workers Guarding Big Tech Offices Strike

Headline from KQED News

The strike called attention to the guards’ critical role in protecting Silicon Valley’s wealthiest businesses.

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Reports & sources

5 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Tech giants have a new headache: a looming strike by their security guards (opens Insider)

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    California security workers at tech giants like Anthropic, Meta and OpenAI plan to strike. This comes at a tense moment for the AI industry.

  2. KRON4

    Security guards for top SF tech companies poised to strike (opens KRON4)

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    SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Security guards for some of the top names in tech in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley are poised to walk out this week, having authorized a strike. On Tuesday at 4:30 a.m., the SEIU-United Services Workers West formally announced an unfair labor practice strike via a 72-h…

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Thousands of Bay Area, SoCal security guards at major retailers and tech giants begin strike (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Nearly 14,000 security guards across the Bay Area and Southern California at luxury stores and major tech companies began striking Friday morning, saying they're protecting billions of dollars in wealth but struggling to make ends meet.

  4. Fast Company

    Thousands of security workers for Big Tech companies are on strike in California (opens Fast Company)

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    Security officers at some of the most prominent tech companies in Silicon Valley have been poised to walk off the job after voting to authorize a strike earlier this month. The workers have been in talks with major security contractors like Securitas and Allied Universal for months as they seek to r…

  5. KQED News

    Bay Area Security Workers Guarding Big Tech Offices Strike (opens KQED News)

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    KQED News's feed description

    The strike called attention to the guards’ critical role in protecting Silicon Valley’s wealthiest businesses.

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