UAW Statement on Ford Plant Visit.

[sheshe2]

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T17:40:43.576Z

[leftstreet]

1. Hell yeah!

[Whyisthisstillclose]

2. Woohoo! Love it! Thank you, UAW!

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

[efhmc]

3. What an amazing protective statement.

[Cha]

4. Wow... Just as Great as We Hoped For from

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]

7. Thank you for the link, Cha!

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]

12. Yes, YVW... I love what they have to say

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

[niyad]

20. $413,000+ as of a moment ago

[Cha]

22. Yay! Mahalo, niyad!

[MichMan]

35. He's going to get his job back and pocket nearly half a million dollars

[Callie1979]

38. Holy crap thats AMAZING!!

[Cha]

39. Update.. It's Now 61% $480,855 raised

Patriot Hero getting Lots of Love &THANK YOUs! 💕

[Prairie Gates]

5. Notably, the worker did not use vulgar language - his was an interpretation of Trump policies

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]

9. Bingo!

Thank you, Prairie Gates.

[PittBlue]

6. This is great news!

[Horse with no Name]

8. Not to mention this event

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]

11. Many may lose healthcare, freedom, clean air, clean water, etc... but those were consequences of their votes not words

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]

37. Ironic,

'cuz Joe Biden was the best president for unions in at least a generation.

[UTUSN]

10. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

13. UAW defends union member who heckled Trump at Detroit factory

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]

16. I gotta tell you

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]

30. So we should be afraid to stand up to the Trump regime?

[popsdenver]

40. I would the the last

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]

32. Are all gifts taxable?

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]

42. That is the law

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..............

[TBF]

14. Nice! nt

[BurnDoubt]

15. Union Strong!!!!

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]

17. I'm looking for a good picture of him flipping off the brave patriotic UAW worker who called him a pedo

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]

23. Check the thread I started earlier

https://democraticunderground.com/100220938053

[kimbutgar]

43. Thank you !

Missed that thread!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Solidarity forever!

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]

19. As an ex-UAW Member...

Good on you, Laura Dickerson! Union strong!

[multigraincracker]

21. Current 52 year member. Almost 23 of those years retired and still paying my dues.

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

[LetMyPeopleVote]

24. The UAW is standing by the Ford worker who called Donald Trump a "pedophile protector" and was suspended afterward.

I am glad that the Union is backing up this member

Link to tweet

[calimary]

25. Happy to be the 150th recommendation!

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]

27. And I will add an Amen to your Amen!

TY, calimary.

[Hey Joe]

26. Great post and so good to hear!!

Kick!

[sheshe2]

28. Hey Joe, thank you!

[electric_blue68]

29. Good on you, UAW!

[Sane1]

31. Union Power!

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

[surfered]

33. A vulgar President should be held to the same standard.

Suspend him got 3 days!

[IowaUnionman]

34. True colors

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.

[doc03]

36. Trump will doubt retaliate against the UAW, Ford and the person, maybe all three.

[BigmanPigman]

41. Several hours ago I listened to James Carville and he mentioned

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]

45. Excellent!

[myohmy2]

44. +1...

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[MIButterfly]

46. I have never held a union job in my life but I am 100% in solidarity with the unions and the workers.

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]

47. Thank you for your informative post, MIButterfly.

[MIButterfly]

48. I'm afraid it's a bit long-winded, but I get carried away

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

[sheshe2]

49. You did good.

TY