The Ford assembly line worker who mocked Trump and was given the middle finger by Trump, named TJ Sabula, has been suspended.
But within less than 24 hours after this, donations to TJ Sabula on the GoFundMe platform (two pages in total) reached nearly $800,000.
Ford Motor Company confirmed on January 14 that the involved worker, TJ Sabula, had been suspended and was under internal investigation for calling out "pedophile protector" (directly targeting the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein case) during Trump's visit to the Dearborn, Michigan factory on January 13. Ford's statement emphasized that "inappropriate workplace speech is not tolerated," but refused to disclose specific personnel details.
Sabula said in an interview with The Washington Post that he had "no regrets," considering it a necessary action to express his political stance, and revealed that the suspension was unpaid, affecting his family's finances.
The vice president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), Laura Dickinson, issued a statement clearly supporting Sabula's "right to free speech," pointing out that as a union member, he is protected by the contract, and will fully safeguard his job and membership rights, while condemning "anyone (including the president) for vulgar behavior toward workers."
After a Ford worker was suspended for publicly insulting Trump, the national auto union immediately expressed support for his "free speech," while the public launched a crowdfunding campaign that quickly raised nearly $800,000 to support his life, creating a dual confrontation situation involving labor relations and political positions.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1854349430653952/
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