In the newest volley in the war to unionize, Starbucks closed the Seattle location, which was the first one to unionize. Yeah, Happy Thanksgiving.

Workers there were the first to organize and vote to form a union in the chain company’s home city.

According to a company spokesman, safety was at the heart of the closure. They released a statement reading in part, “Unfortunately, despite several mitigating efforts, safety and security incidents at our Broadway and Denny store have continued to escalate.”

The store will close to customers on December 9.

There have been other Starbucks closed due to safety concerns, so there is precedent – but it seems a little convenient to those organizing unions across the country.

CEO Howard Schultz said on Twitter in July, “We are beginning to close stores” due to safety issues. He added, “This is just the beginning. There are going to be many more.”

But Starbucks Workers United is calling his bluff in a statement, saying, “This is the most clear-cut case of retaliation this company has shown closing a union store yet. Starbucks and Howard Schultz are playing petty games with workers’ lives. They lack respect not only for the rights of their workers but for the law of this country.”

The Starbucks spokesperson added in their statement, “We will bargain with the union in good faith to discuss the impact of this decision on our partners – including opportunities to transfer to other area stores.”