Hundreds of employees of Wayfair Inc are expected to walk off the job on Wednesd...
FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Border Patrol agent is seen during a tour of U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facilities in Donna, Texas, U.S. May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
The 1:30 p.m. ET walkout follows a letter signed by more than 500 employees earlier this week that said an order for more than $200,000 of bedroom furniture was destined for a facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas that would house migrant children seeking asylum. Wayfair did not respond to a request for comment. The @wayfairwalkout account referred Reuters to the company and Reuters was not able to confirm it was created by Wayfair employees.
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