Protesters cheer during a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

People start to assemble for a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

A toy giraffe has become a mascot for protesters who display a slogan that they're willing to "stick their necks out for Artie T" at a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday. Artie T refers to the ousted CEO.

Protesters clasp hands at a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday in support of the company's ousted CEO.

Protesters hold hands for a prayer at the start of a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

Longtime customer Nancy Kindler of Epping, N.H., becomes emotional during a rally in front of Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

Market Basket employees from the Billerica, Mass., store, from left, Larry Frost, Chris Schaefer and Leighann Hodgkins, cheer during a rally at Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

Eight-year employee Jimmy St. Cyr Jr. of Fitchburg, Mass., applauds during a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday. The giraffe has become the mascot of the worker revolt, symbolizing the willingness of workers to stick their necks out.

In this image made with a fish-eye lens, a toy truck sits on a platform as people start to assemble for a rally outside Market Basket in Tewksbury, Mass., on Tuesday.