Buffalo, New York - Starbucks workers across Buffalo, New York, rallied on Tuesday in a city-wide picket to protest the company's firing of union leaders.

Starbucks workers in Buffalo – the birthplace of the Starbucks unionization wave – hit the streets on Tuesday to picket outside more than 20 stores in the city and surrounding areas.

Michelle Eisen, a leading organizer with Starbucks Workers United, announced the day of action in a Twitter video, saying, "Starbucks has fired 10 union leaders in Buffalo. Today, we're standing on our streets in front of our stores asking our city and our community to stand with us and condemn Starbucks for their disgusting union-busting behavior."

More than 235 Starbucks locations have voted to unionize since the first US store won its election in Buffalo in December 2021. The company has since been accused of firing dozens of union leaders around the country, including at least 10 in the Buffalo area.

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is also cracking down on the coffee company's union busting. The agency has filed a petition seeking injunctive relief for seven fired pro-union workers in the Buffalo area. They've also taken the company to court over more than 200 alleged labor law violations in Western New York alone.

Now, Buffalo baristas are once again making their voices heard with a city-wide picket. The action came just one day after Labor Day, when Starbucks Workers United members joined the Amazon Labor Union, Trader Joe's United, and other unions for an action-packed March for Recognition in NYC.

Labor Day festivities in Buffalo also featured Starbucks workers and their supporters, who turned out to celebrate despite the city's parade getting canceled for weather-related reasons.

Buffalo workers are once again showing that whenever Starbucks infringes on employees' basic rights, baristas will strike back!