Wayfair Employees are Protesting Over the Company Selling Mattresses to a Detention Camp

Well there are certainly some good people left in the world.

Over 500 Wayfair employees have signed on to a petition to walk out on Wednesday, protesting that the company has sold $200,000 worth of mattresses to a detention camp for migrant children along Mexico’s border.

According to a sales receipt that was obtained by CNBC and verified by a Wayfair employee, the company sold the mattresses on June 13 to a charity group that works as a federal contractor managing some of the camps along the southern border.

The charity group had purchased 1,600 mattresses and 100 bunk beds that are scheduled to arrive in Carrizo Springs, Texas, this week.

“The United States government and its contractors are responsible for the detention and mistreatment of thousands of migrants seeking asylum in our country,” the employees wrote in an undated letter. “We want to be sure that Wayfair has no part in enabling, supporting, or profiting from this practice.”

Shares of Wayfair saw a drop of 5% as Wall Street learned the news on Tuesday.

Wayfair responded that it was standard practice to sell to “any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate,” according to a copy of the letter posted to Twitter and verified by an employee who received it. The company said employees, investors and customers are best served by its commitment to fill all orders, which doesn’t “indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us.”

The Twitter handle wayfairwalkout had tweeted, “Wayfair respoded that “any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate,” according to a copy of the letter posted to Twitter and verified by an employee who received it. The company said employees, investors and customers are best served by its commitment to fill all orders, which doesn’t “indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us.”

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., also tweeted, “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,” she wrote. “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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