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California security guards strike over wages at AI companies

Negotiating on behalf of 14,000 officers

On Sept. 18, security guards at three downtown San Francisco towers walked off the job, leaving 555 California St., 101 California St. and Salesforce Tower without their usual security. They guard offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and Salesforce, and want a path to $30 an hour.

Updated Oct 15