California Security Guards Strike Over Pay and Benefits
Nearly 14,000 security guards across California began striking on Friday morning in a labor dispute over pay, benefits, training, and alleged unfair labor practices.
The strike affects security personnel assigned to major retailers, tech giants, and luxury retailers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.
The guards work for contractors including Allied Universal, Securitas, PalAmerican, GardaWorld, Prosegur, and others, providing security at facilities connected to companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Cisco, and Netflix.
The union representing the striking workers is seeking better pay, retirement benefits, healthcare, and improved training. The current median pay for security guards is around $20 per hour, less than half of what a typical Bay Area worker earns.