Workers at an Enterprise Rent-A-Car facility in Boston saw their jobs subcontracted out while they were trying to form a union.

Now, the local community and Massachusetts Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry are rallying behind the workers as they launch a local boycott of Enterprise over its anti-union tactics.

On June 4, the workers filed for a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election for union representation. The action came a year and a half after management failed to address workers’ concerns over wages, promotions, workplace safety and job discrimination.

Nine days after filing with the NLRB, workers were told their jobs would be contracted out to a Houston staffing company.

Said Kerry: “It’s outrageous that Enterprise fired dedicated employees simply because they wanted to organize. We shouldn’t and we won’t allow union busting in our state.