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Wayfair employees plan walkout to oppose furniture sales to migrant detention facilities |
2019-06-26 |
[BostonGlobe] Employees of the Boston-based online housewares giant Wayfair announced Tuesday that they would stage a walkout at the company's Back Bay offices Wednesday to protest the company's decision to sell furniture to operators of facilities for migrant children detained at the southern US border. According to a Wayfair employee who asked not to be identified for fear of retribution, Wayfair employees learned last Wednesday that a $200,000 order of bedroom furniture had been placed by BCFS, a government contractor that has been managing camps at the border. "We were disheartened and concerned about Wayfair's business" with BCFS, the employee said, and so employees decided to act. Within hours, a group of 50 employees began drafting a letter to the company's executive leadership, with included cofounders Niraj Shah, Steve Conine, and the entire board, outlining their concerns. More than 547 employees signed the letter before it was handed off to the leadership team. And I, today, sent a "Bye Felicia" note to Wayfair. |
Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
#7 Well the company should dock those employees for $200G to even out the bottom line. |
Posted by: AlanC 2019-06-26 08:13 |
#6 So they want the migrant children to sleep on the floor? That, and they want their employer to leave money on the table. And they want a raise! And better bennies! |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-06-26 07:14 |
#5 So they want the migrant children to sleep on the floor? |
Posted by: Airandee 2019-06-26 06:12 |
#4 Guess the locals will have plenty of open jobs after these quacks get fired. |
Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-06-26 03:40 |
#3 Whining about migrants taking their jobs, priceless. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-26 01:44 |
#2 Cue the heart-wrenching stories about innocent children forced to sleep on the floor for lack of furniture. |
Posted by: SteveS 2019-06-26 00:43 |
#1 "Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out" |
Posted by: Texhooey 2019-06-26 00:24 |