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UAW Statement on Ford Plant Visit. (Original Post) sheshe2 Wednesday OP
Hell yeah! leftstreet Wednesday #1
Woohoo! Love it! Thank you, UAW! Whyisthisstillclose Wednesday #2
What an amazing protective statement. efhmc Wednesday #3
Wow... Just as Great as We Hoped For from Cha Wednesday #4
Thank you for the link, Cha! sheshe2 Wednesday #7
Yes, YVW... I love what they have to say Cha Wednesday #12
$413,000+ as of a moment ago niyad Wednesday #20
Yay! Mahalo, niyad! Cha Wednesday #22
He's going to get his job back and pocket nearly half a million dollars MichMan Wednesday #35
Holy crap thats AMAZING!! Callie1979 Wednesday #38
Update.. It's Now 61% $480,855 raised Cha Wednesday #39
Notably, the worker did not use vulgar language - his was an interpretation of Trump policies Prairie Gates Wednesday #5
Bingo! sheshe2 Wednesday #9
This is great news! PittBlue Wednesday #6
Not to mention this event Horse with no Name Wednesday #8
Many may lose healthcare, freedom, clean air, clean water, etc... but those were consequences of their votes not words JT45242 Wednesday #11
Ironic, Wednesdays Wednesday #37
K&R UTUSN Wednesday #10
UAW defends union member who heckled Trump at Detroit factory LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #13
I gotta tell you popsdenver Wednesday #16
So we should be afraid to stand up to the Trump regime? ZZenith Wednesday #30
I would the the last popsdenver Wednesday #40
Are all gifts taxable? dhol82 Wednesday #32
That is the law popsdenver Wednesday #42
Label it a TIP!! Traildogbob Thursday #51
The fine print popsdenver Thursday #52
Nice! nt TBF Wednesday #14
Union Strong!!!! BurnDoubt Wednesday #15
I'm looking for a good picture of him flipping off the brave patriotic UAW worker who called him a pedo kimbutgar Wednesday #17
Check the thread I started earlier bif Wednesday #23
Thank you ! kimbutgar Wednesday #43
Solidarity forever! JustABozoOnThisBus Wednesday #18
As an ex-UAW Member... llmart Wednesday #19
Current 52 year member. Almost 23 of those years retired and still paying my dues. multigraincracker Wednesday #21
The UAW is standing by the Ford worker who called Donald Trump a "pedophile protector" and was suspended afterward. LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #24
Happy to be the 150th recommendation! calimary Wednesday #25
And I will add an Amen to your Amen! sheshe2 Wednesday #27
Great post and so good to hear!! Hey Joe Wednesday #26
Hey Joe, thank you! sheshe2 Wednesday #28
Good on you, UAW! electric_blue68 Wednesday #29
Union Power! Sane1 Wednesday #31
A vulgar President should be held to the same standard. surfered Wednesday #33
True colors IowaUnionman Wednesday #34
Trump will doubt retaliate against the UAW, Ford and the person, maybe all three. doc03 Wednesday #36
Several hours ago I listened to James Carville and he mentioned BigmanPigman Wednesday #41
Excellent! sheshe2 Wednesday #45
+1... myohmy2 Wednesday #44
I have never held a union job in my life but I am 100% in solidarity with the unions and the workers. MIButterfly Wednesday #46
Thank you for your informative post, MIButterfly. sheshe2 Wednesday #47
I'm afraid it's a bit long-winded, but I get carried away MIButterfly Wednesday #48
You did good. sheshe2 Wednesday #49
ding x 100000000000. AllaN01Bear Thursday #50
2. Woohoo! Love it! Thank you, UAW!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:38 PM
Wednesday

Ford should be ashamed of their brazen bootlicking. I will remember this when I am truck shopping.

Cha

(317,262 posts)
4. Wow... Just as Great as We Hoped For from
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:47 PM
Wednesday

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)
7. Thank you for the link, Cha!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:00 PM
Wednesday
TJ Sabula is a patriot!!


Please help us raise funds for patriot TJ Sabula!! TJ was suspended from his job at the Ford Automotive Company for correctly calling President Donald J Trump a Pedophile Protector!! Let’s rally and support TJ and help him pay some bills (and force DJT to release the Trump/Epstein Files) LFG!!


Cha

(317,262 posts)
12. Yes, YVW... I love what they have to say
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:14 PM
Wednesday

about TJ Sabula at the GoFundMe site... Thank you for posting it.

Cha

(317,262 posts)
39. Update.. It's Now 61% $480,855 raised
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:54 PM
Wednesday

Patriot Hero getting Lots of Love &THANK YOUs! 💕

Prairie Gates

(7,314 posts)
5. Notably, the worker did not use vulgar language - his was an interpretation of Trump policies
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:49 PM
Wednesday

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.

Horse with no Name

(34,221 posts)
8. Not to mention this event
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:01 PM
Wednesday

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)
11. Many may lose healthcare, freedom, clean air, clean water, etc... but those were consequences of their votes not words
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:12 PM
Wednesday

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

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,579 posts)
13. UAW defends union member who heckled Trump at Detroit factory
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:18 PM
Wednesday

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

The United Auto Workers defended a Michigan autoworker who heckled President Donald Trump during a Tuesday tour of a Ford plant.

“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 isn’t the first time Trump has clashed with the UAW. Trump called UAW’s 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)
16. I gotta tell you
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:42 PM
Wednesday

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.....

popsdenver

(1,694 posts)
40. I would the the last
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 08:45 PM
Wednesday

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)
32. Are all gifts taxable?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:04 PM
Wednesday

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 that’s what I remember fr9m my accountant.

popsdenver

(1,694 posts)
42. That is the law
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 08:48 PM
Wednesday

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)
51. Label it a TIP!!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:04 PM
Thursday

That’s how billionaires get untaxed on gifts.
Trump law. No tax on tips.

popsdenver

(1,694 posts)
52. The fine print
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 04:18 PM
Thursday

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.........

BurnDoubt

(1,538 posts)
15. Union Strong!!!!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:36 PM
Wednesday

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)
17. I'm looking for a good picture of him flipping off the brave patriotic UAW worker who called him a pedo
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:02 PM
Wednesday

So I can use it on a poster for my next protest. Saying this is how he feels about you fellow Americans and maga!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,613 posts)
18. Solidarity forever!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:05 PM
Wednesday

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.

multigraincracker

(37,041 posts)
21. Current 52 year member. Almost 23 of those years retired and still paying my dues.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:42 PM
Wednesday

I have faith that the UAW will do the right thing for this employee and member.

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,579 posts)
24. The UAW is standing by the Ford worker who called Donald Trump a "pedophile protector" and was suspended afterward.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:54 PM
Wednesday

I am glad that the Union is backing up this member





calimary

(89,180 posts)
25. Happy to be the 150th recommendation!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:19 PM
Wednesday

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!

Sane1

(199 posts)
31. Union Power!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:01 PM
Wednesday

Thanks for speaking out! It must have gotten to Trump.
He resorted to his 5th grade mentality.

IowaUnionman

(20 posts)
34. True colors
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:10 PM
Wednesday

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. I’m hoping this grievance is found that Ford violated the contract and the worker reinstated to his job and made whole with back pay.

BigmanPigman

(54,644 posts)
41. Several hours ago I listened to James Carville and he mentioned
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 08:47 PM
Wednesday

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!

MIButterfly

(2,204 posts)
46. I have never held a union job in my life but I am 100% in solidarity with the unions and the workers.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:38 PM
Wednesday

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.

MIButterfly

(2,204 posts)
48. I'm afraid it's a bit long-winded, but I get carried away
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 10:22 PM
Wednesday

when I start talking about a subject I care so passionately about.

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