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Quinn Craig, the lead Starbucks union organizer in the region, was separated from the company on the one-year anniversary of their store’s union certification.

Starbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ support.

Robert Hernandez was fired on April 12 for time and attendance issues, but he said managers only began handing out discipline after the unionization effort started at his store.

Workers at the Starbucks on 410 and Vance Jackson accused their manager of violating labor law and said staffing reductions had become unsustainable and even dangerous.

Starbucks Workers United said the strike is intended to demand that Starbucks end its union-busting efforts and come to the bargaining table.

Workers at three separate Starbucks stores say managers have unlawfully tightened discipline, added new policies without bargaining, and escalated retaliatory action against workers — including calling the cops on workers for dress code violations.

Workers alleged management committed health code violations. A Starbucks representative said all allegations against the store were untrue, that all staff who worked during strikes around the country followed store policies and health codes.

Workers at a second San Antonio Starbucks store joined their downtown colleagues on Sunday as nearly 100 stores around the country participated in a 3-day unfair labor practice strike.

Workers say Starbucks has tried to shut down union stores on the pretext of worker and customer safety, and that managers at the store on East Houston and St. Mary's are trying to do the same.

Members from the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters, the American Federation of Teachers, and numerous other union-affiliated figures came out to support the Starbucks workers. District 2 and District 5 council members Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and Teri Castillo also attended the event.