Starbucks Workers United said the strike had already closed some stores and is expected to force more to close later in the day.

United Campus Workers, Tennessee’s higher education union, hosted a rally on Knoxville’s University of Tennessee campus Wednesday, demanding Dr. Tamar Shirinian be reinstated and calling for protections over freedom of speech.

President Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Tuesday night the United States doesn’t have talented workers to fill jobs needed domestically, defending the H1-B skilled worker visa program.