“Starbucks needs to stop — hopefully this lawsuit will help,” says Joselyn Chuquillanqui, a former worker at Starbucks in Great Neck, New York. Chuquillanqui was fired on July 27, and she says it was in retaliation for her union organizing with her coworkers.

The Brooklyn office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a request at federal court last Wednesday seeking to force Starbucks to restore her to her job. It also asked the court to order the company to cease and desist from over twenty distinct union-busting activities at her store.

“Injunctions are one of the most important tools available to effectively enforce the National Labor Relations Act,” said NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo in an email. “Effective enforcement requires that we timely protect employees’ . . . right to exercise their free choice regarding engaging in union and protected concerted activities, including organizing and collective bargaining.”