Unionised security officers tasked with guarding the California headquarters and regional facilities of top tech giants, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and Salesforce, have formally voted to authorise a strike to demand higher compensation and improved workplace benefits. The collective bargaining action has been announced by the SEIU-United Service Workers West (SEIU-USWW), which represents approximately 14,000 security specialists across Los Angeles County, Silicon Valley and the broader San Francisco Bay Area.