Fearing its own public relations crisis after an outcry from employees, the company stepped away from the GEO Group, which runs immigration facilities. Source: NYT > Business – Tiffany Hsu
Wayfair Workers Walk Out, and the Specter of a Consumer Boycott Rises
Employees and consumers, with the help of activist groups on social media, are targeting companies that are doing business with detention facilities for migrant children. Source: NYT > Business – Sapna Maheshwari
Wayfair Workers Walk Out, and Specter of a Consumer Boycott Rises
Employees and consumers, with the help of activist groups on social media, are targeting companies that are doing business with detention facilities for migrant children. Source: NYT > Business – Sapna Maheshwari
Wayfair Workers Plan Walkout Over Sales to Migrant Detention Facilities
Some 500 Wayfair employees signed a letter asking the furniture giant to end business with a government contractor that operates shelters for migrant children. Source: NYT > Business – Kate Taylor
JPMorgan Chase Decides to Stop Funding Private Prison Companies, and Immigration Activists Applaud
Immigrant rights advocates celebrated a victory after the bank said this week they would “no longer bank the private prison industry.” Source: NYT > Business – EMILY S. RUEB