From https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/youtube-music-workers-hold-unfair-labor-practice-strike-as-google-refuses-to-bargain-ignores-nlrb https://www.al

From https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/youtube-music-workers-hold-unfair-labor-practice-strike-as-google-refuses-to-bargain-ignores-nlrb https://www.alphabetworkersunion.org/press/youtube-music-wor...: "NLRB announced that it would uphold a previous ruling that found members of the YouTube Content Operations Team to be jointly employed by both Google and Cognizant" Unless the guards employed by your friend's company are also jointly employed by the places where they work, the two situations are not directly comparable. The NLRB describes why joint employment is relevant, at https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/what-we-do/the-standard-for-determining-joint-employer-status-final-rule https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/what-we-do/the-standard-for-... : "Considering indirect control prevents an entity that has an employment relationship with employees from avoiding joint-employer status—and the bargaining obligation that goes with it—by using an intermediary to implement decisions about essential terms and conditions of employment."