Employees of Boston-based Wayfair are reportedly organizing a walkout to protest the company's sale of bedroom furniture to a government detention facility on the U.S.-Mexico border. "This particular order, for over $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture, is destined for Carrizo Springs, TX, to a facility that will be outfitted to detain up to 3,000 migrant children seeking legal asylum in the United States," employees wrote in a letter, a copy of which was posted on Twitter. Referencing recent reports about bad conditions in the detention centers, the letter expressed moral objections to the practice of detaining children and adults at the border. A Twitter account created to publicize the walkout said 574 employees had signed the letter. The Boston Globe also reported the letter and the planned walkout, citing unnamed employees.In response, the employees said Wayfair executives wrote a letter praising the staff for expressing their concerns but declining to change company policy. "As a retailer, it is standard practice to fulfill orders for all customers and we believe it is our business to sell to any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate. We believe all of our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors and suppliers included, are best served by our commitment to fulfill all orders. This does not indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us," the letter said. Through their Twitter account, employees said they are planning their demonstration for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.Employees also asked the company to "donate the $86,000 in profit" earned from the order to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. That organization has expressed support for the walkout."This takes courage," RAICES officials wrote on Twitter. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that she stands with Wayfair employees."The safety and well-being of immigrant children is always worth fighting for," she wrote.The walkout has also drawn attention from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat representing New York City. "This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that everyday people have real power, as long as we’re brave enough to use it," she wrote. The 2020 campaign team for President Donald Trump tweeted that the administration bought bedroom furniture from Wayfair to keep migrants comfortable. The tweet also called out Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts."Sadly, open-border advocates (Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley) are bullying Wayfair to cancel the sale, depriving kids of good beds to sleep in. Heartless!" the tweet reads.

Employees of Boston-based Wayfair are reportedly organizing a walkout to protest the company's sale of bedroom furniture to a government detention facility on the U.S.-Mexico border.

"This particular order, for over $200,000 worth of bedroom furniture, is destined for Carrizo Springs, TX, to a facility that will be outfitted to detain up to 3,000 migrant children seeking legal asylum in the United States," employees wrote in a letter, a copy of which was posted on Twitter.

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Referencing recent reports about bad conditions in the detention centers, the letter expressed moral objections to the practice of detaining children and adults at the border.

A Twitter account created to publicize the walkout said 574 employees had signed the letter. The Boston Globe also reported the letter and the planned walkout, citing unnamed employees.



In response, the employees said Wayfair executives wrote a letter praising the staff for expressing their concerns but declining to change company policy.

"As a retailer, it is standard practice to fulfill orders for all customers and we believe it is our business to sell to any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate. We believe all of our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors and suppliers included, are best served by our commitment to fulfill all orders. This does not indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us," the letter said.

Through their Twitter account, employees said they are planning their demonstration for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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tl;dr - Wayfair sold beds to furnish border camps; 547 employees signed a petition to ask that we cease all business with border camps; CEO said no —>employees are walking out tmrw at 1:30pm. We ask that Wayfair donate all profits made from the sale to RAICES #WayfairWalkout — wayfairwalkout (@wayfairwalkout) June 25, 2019

Employees also asked the company to "donate the $86,000 in profit" earned from the order to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. That organization has expressed support for the walkout.

"This takes courage," RAICES officials wrote on Twitter.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that she stands with Wayfair employees.

"The safety and well-being of immigrant children is always worth fighting for," she wrote.

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I stand with the hundreds of @Wayfair employees who are planning to stage a walkout at their Boston headquarters tomorrow. The safety and well-being of immigrant children is always worth fighting for. https://t.co/L3hqbazX4l — Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 25, 2019

The walkout has also drawn attention from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat representing New York City.

"This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that everyday people have real power, as long as we’re brave enough to use it," she wrote.

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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.



This is what solidarity looks like - a reminder that everyday people have real power, as long as we’re brave enough to use it. https://t.co/667abeLDTG — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 25, 2019

The 2020 campaign team for President Donald Trump tweeted that the administration bought bedroom furniture from Wayfair to keep migrants comfortable. The tweet also called out Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, of Massachusetts.

"Sadly, open-border advocates (Ocasio-Cortez and Pressley) are bullying Wayfair to cancel the sale, depriving kids of good beds to sleep in. Heartless!" the tweet reads.

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