BOSTON - Employees for online furniture
retailer Wayfair walked out Wednesday to protest the company's sale of beds to migrant detention facilities that have come under fire for holding children in substandard conditions.
The walkout came about because employees learned last week that an order for about $200,000 worth of furniture was placed by
BCFS, a government
contractor that operates detention facilities for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Employees sent
management a letter urging the company to stop selling items to BCFS. Wayfair responded and said it would continue to do business with the organization.
After receiving that response, employees planned the walkout. News of it began trending on Twitter Tuesday under #WayfairWalkout. It eventually caught the attention of
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who praised the employees for standing in solidarity on the issue.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Wayfair workers couldn’t stomach they were making beds to cage children.
They asked the company to stop. CEO said no.
Tomorrow, they‘re walking out...
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