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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUAW Statement on Ford Plant Visit.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T17:40:43.576Z
leftstreet
(39,005 posts)Whyisthisstillclose
(403 posts)Ford should be ashamed of their brazen bootlicking. I will remember this when I am truck shopping.
efhmc
(16,140 posts)Cha
(317,262 posts)UAW... TY & UAW and she!
I just looked up TJ Sabula.. and he even looks like an American Hero!
The last I read .. his GoFundMe was ....
$318,472 raised of
250K
https://gofund.me/4676d6681
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)Cha
(317,262 posts)about TJ Sabula at the GoFundMe site... Thank you for posting it.
niyad
(129,864 posts)Cha
(317,262 posts)MichMan
(16,718 posts)Callie1979
(1,176 posts)Cha
(317,262 posts)Patriot Hero getting Lots of Love &THANK YOUs! 💕
Prairie Gates
(7,314 posts)especially regarding the Epstein files. But it was stated in ordinary, non-vulgar language.
The UAW is absolutely right to say that it was Trump who spoke inappropriately for a modern workplace. As a side note, it's also inappropriate to have temper tantrums, throw ketchup at walls, and otherwise engage in similar childish acts, though these seem to be prized by the Stephen Cheung, Steven Miller, Pete Hegseth, JD Vance contingent of the current US government.
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)Thank you, Prairie Gates.
PittBlue
(4,722 posts)Horse with no Name
(34,221 posts)March 2020 (FCA Plant, Michigan): During a campaign stop, Biden argued with an autoworker about gun control, leading to some workers chanting "Trump" as he left the plant, as reported by CNN and Reuters.
I do not recall anyone losing their job over this
.
JT45242
(3,864 posts)Why any union person would side with Mango is beyond me -- actually, I know it is the racism and misogyny -- so maybe i should say rational union person
Wednesdays
(21,678 posts)'cuz Joe Biden was the best president for unions in at least a generation.
LetMyPeopleVote
(175,579 posts)The president flipped off the worker and mouthed an expletive at him during a visit to a Michigan.
UAW defends union member who heckled Trump at Detroit factory
— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-01-14T18:51:20Z
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/uaw-defends-member-heckled-trump-00728913
Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone including the President of the United States, UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson said in a Wednesday statement.
Dickerson said the autoworker believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, adding, We stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.....
The pedophile protector heckling incident isnt the first time Trump has clashed with the UAW. Trump called UAWs president a dope after the union endorsed former President Joe Biden during his reelection bid in 2024.
Dickerson promised that the union would ensure that our member receives the full protection of all negotiated contract language safeguarding his job and his rights as a union member.
A GoFundMe page set up for Sabula had raised over $360,000 as of Wednesday afternoon. Sabula was suspended following the incident, according to the page. He later told The Washington Post that he had been targeted for political retribution for embarrassing the president.
popsdenver
(1,694 posts)Sabula and the UAW just attracted Trump/Republican's attention, focus and targeting.....Big Time.
You can be sure that Sabula, and the Go Fund Me money will get targeted by Trump's IRS along with Ton's of other harassment.....
ZZenith
(4,455 posts)popsdenver
(1,694 posts)person to say that..........He and that female Navy officer are some of our bravest.....May more Dem House and Senate members follow them................
dhol82
(9,636 posts)I believe that the max for now is in the neighborhood of $18,000. So, if no one contributed more than that amount it is not taxable. You can gift anyone you want without a taxable event having occurred.
At least thats what I remember fr9m my accountant.
popsdenver
(1,694 posts)but I think it's 19K in 2025???????
But Since when has Trump's CABAL, including the IRS been following ANY laws???????? Even if the IRS is wrong, if they wish they could make life miserable..............
Traildogbob
(12,614 posts)Thats how billionaires get untaxed on gifts.
Trump law. No tax on tips.
popsdenver
(1,694 posts)says it is not really "no tax on tips" as he presented to the tipped workers......
Anything Trump or any Republican says is:
Hypocritical
A complete lie
and 180 degrees from reality.........
TBF
(35,801 posts)BurnDoubt
(1,538 posts)This is one reason Union membership is a valuable component of American politics.
The demise of Union power corresponds to.the demise of the American Dream.
"Right-To-Work" is a LIE. "You have no Rights and you work for ME." (Very popular in the South, where Labor has always been stolen.)
How fucking stupid do you have to be to think you can go up against a Corporation alone in a Labor dispute?
Fatally Stupid is the answer from the back of the book.
Your kids deserve better.
kimbutgar
(26,922 posts)So I can use it on a poster for my next protest. Saying this is how he feels about you fellow Americans and maga!
bif
(26,711 posts)kimbutgar
(26,922 posts)Missed that thread!
JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,613 posts)This Bozo is proud to have been a (probationary) member of UAW Local 600.
Waaay back in the day.
I didn't make it through the newbie probationary period: Uncle Sam had other plans for me.
llmart
(17,364 posts)Good on you, Laura Dickerson! Union strong!
multigraincracker
(37,041 posts)I have faith that the UAW will do the right thing for this employee and member.
LetMyPeopleVote
(175,579 posts)calimary
(89,180 posts)As the UAW put it so well:
Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone - including the President of the United States.
Gets a big loud Amen! from me!
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)TY, calimary.
Hey Joe
(444 posts)Kick!
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)electric_blue68
(26,101 posts)Sane1
(199 posts)Thanks for speaking out! It must have gotten to Trump.
He resorted to his 5th grade mentality.
surfered
(11,866 posts)Suspend him got 3 days!
IowaUnionman
(20 posts)The Republican Party has Never done one good thing for the workers. Trump showed the true colors of the Republican Party. He just created a hostile work environment that would get a rank and file worker fired. Im hoping this grievance is found that Ford violated the contract and the worker reinstated to his job and made whole with back pay.
doc03
(38,862 posts)BigmanPigman
(54,644 posts)that he pulled some strings and some of his contacts and was able to say that the UAW at Ford was getting lots of support through his unions, go fund me's, etc. That made my day!
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)myohmy2
(3,714 posts)...
MIButterfly
(2,204 posts)Always have been; always will be. Years ago, my mother and I went to Chicago and as we pulled up to the hotel that we had booked, the workers were out front, picketing. I went into the vestibule where the pay phones were (this was in pre-cell phone days), called the front desk, cancelled my reservation and told them why. They said they would charge me for the room anyway and I said "Then I'll take it up with Mastercard." One of the picketers handed us a list of union hotels in the area and we ended up at one down the block which cost twice as much and wasn't nearly as nice, but to me, it was principle of the thing. The first thing I did when we got in the room was call Mastercard and explain the situation. I told them I never crossed a picket line in my life and I wasn't about to start then. Never heard anything more about it.
Besides never having crossed a picket line; I boycott Starbucks because they're anti-union (and I LOVE their chai tea lattes); I once booked a flight with a layover to Vegas because the pilots were on strike at the airline I always used that had non-stop flights; and when I drive past any picketers, I always honk and give them a thumbs up. I will ALWAYS support workers until the day I kick. Believe that.
And I get so disgusted when I hear people badmouthing unions. I want to ask those people do you have a 40 hour work week?; do you get paid overtime?; do you have health insurance?; do you have PTO? do you have a retirement account? do you have long and short term disability? Thank the unions, they got that for you. I have always believed that when the unions fight for their members, they fight for everybody. We all benefit.
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)MIButterfly
(2,204 posts)when I start talking about a subject I care so passionately about.
sheshe2
(96,214 posts)TY
