Wayfair employees plan Wednesday walkout after learning they are making beds for migrant detention centers WayfairWalkout
Employees of Wayfair announced they plan to walkout of work Wednesday afternoon to protest the company's manufacturing of furniture sold to facilities that house migrant children along the southern border.that a government contractor that manages migrant camps, BCFS, placed a $200,000 order for bedroom furniture.
"Over the last two days it has come to our attention that Wayfair has again engaged in B2B sales with BCFS, a non-profit government contractor managing camps for migrants at our Southern border," the letter stated. Niraj Shah, chief executive officer of Wayfair, and his wife Jill Shah arrive for a morning session of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful business people from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference.
Employees plan to walk out of the Back Bay offices at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. They have asked Wayfair to donate proceeds from the BCFS order to assist rescue organizations that support migrant families and refugees at the border.
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