Wayfair employees have planned a walkout for Wednesday in protest of the company's decision sell beds to a Texas detention center housing migrant children
that it had come to their attention that “Wayfair has again engaged in B2B sales with BCFS, a non-profit government contractor managing camps for migrants at our Southern border,” and that at least one order, for more than $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture, was headed to a facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas, that would detain up to 3,000 migrant children seeking asylum.
“We believe that the current actions of the United States and their contractors at the Southern border do not represent an ethical business partnership Wayfair should choose to be a part of,” the employees wrote, requesting that company leadership “cease all current and future business with BCFS and other contractors participating in the operation of migrant detention camps at our Southern border .
we don’t want to alienate any customers, including those who are profiting off of the mistreatment of children., “we…believe in the importance of respecting diversity of thought within our organization and across our customer base. No matter how strongly any one of us feels about an issue, it is important to keep in mind that not all employees or customers agree.
Unsurprisingly, that answer didn’t go over very well with a lot of people. “Wayfair - the Summer collection - or better known as Concentration Camp Chic!” one customer: “Wayfair workers couldn’t stomach they were making beds to cage children.… This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that everyday people have real power, as long as we’re brave enough to use it.
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