PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Baristas and labor allies rallied outside of Philadelpia's City Hall on Saturday.

They launched the 'Kick Starbucks Off City Hall' campaign to counter what they have dubbed Starbucks' "union-busting campaign."

Starbucks Workers United called on council members to support a change in vendor from Starbucks to a local, union coffee vendor.

The city's labor department has been investigating the global coffee chain for allegedly being a repeat offender of Philadelphia Fair Work Week scheduling ordinances.

"Fair Work Week laws in Philadelphia were such a revolutionary law to be passed here in the city to give rights to workers to have regular schedules and compensation for unexpected hour changes," wrote Lydia Ferandez, a Starbucks worker in Philadelphia.

"The fact that Starbucks has been a top violator of that law, that there is an active investigation against them with the city's Department of Labor is a big deal," Ferandez continued in a press release.

This action comes a week after baristas at the Starbucks Penn Medicine store addressed their district manager over wage theft and fair workweek violations, officials with Starbucks Workers United said in a press release.

Union workers are mainly arguing for a fair work environment, to earn a living wage, guaranteed hours, and consistent scheduling.

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