Ford Worker Who Called Trump A 'pedophile Protector' Reportedly No Longer Suspended

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When mill worker TJ Sabula called President Trump a "pedophile protector," during a sojourn to a Ford works successful Dearborn, Michigan past month, Ford suspended him. At nan time, though, it wasn't clear whether Sabula's suspension would yet lead to Ford firing him. He had nan United Auto Workers Union's support, but moreover if he wasn't fired, would he moreover want to travel back? That remains to beryllium seen, but according to industry newsman Phoebe Wall Howard, nan sources she's spoken pinch opportunity Sabula's suspension has been lifted. 

In a caller station connected Substack, Howard reports her sources opportunity that, not only is Sabula nary longer suspended, he's besides still "a personnel of UAW Local 600 successful Dearborn and employed by Ford." Whether he's already backmost connected nan occupation aliases still taking immoderate clip disconnected isn't clear, though, and she was incapable to scope Sabula to talk astir his plans. Personally, I take to judge he didn't return her telephone because he's connected a formation somewhere, sipping cold, fruity drinks and not answering his phone, but that's much headcanon than a truth supported by evidence. 

When Howard contacted Ford for a statement, nan typical declined, saying "the institution does not remark connected unit matters." Meanwhile, Laura Dickerson, a UAW vice president who oversees nan union's Ford division, said nan UAW still supports Sabula and has done its champion to guarantee he's treated reasonably according to nan position of nan contract, but she besides said she couldn't remark further. That said, aggregate unnamed sources reportedly told Howard that nan statement Ford signed pinch nan UAW would let Sabula to return individual time off if he wanted to

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As Howard points out, technically, Sabula was already connected paid time off during his suspension while Ford tried to fig retired what to do pinch him. Apparently, aggregate sources "...close to nan situation" told her that "[a] secondary interest progressive play related to nan employee's return to a politically divers activity environment," because "[a] significant number of UAW members supported Trump connected Election Day." 

Whether Sabula chooses to return to his occupation aliases not, nan bully news is, he shouldn't person to interest astir money for a while. In consequence to Sabula showing much bravery than nan expected leaders of nan Democratic Party, supporters started 2 abstracted GoFundMe campaigns to thief Sabula retired financially. Those GoFundMes ended up being truthful successful that, not only did they raise astir $800,000, he besides paused nan campaigns and asked supporters to donate to different bully causes. 

Even if Sabula doesn't scheme to discontinue early successful a overseas state pinch a debased costs of living, aft taxes, that's still a bully chunk of alteration that should springiness him plentifulness of options, including nan expertise to get much profoundly progressive successful governmental organizing aliases advocacy. Personally, I'd astir apt return a nice, agelong vacation, bargain a caller Corvette, and past return to work, conscionable to make everyone who supports the man who was champion friends pinch Epstein uncomfortable, but I'm besides petty and that whitethorn not beryllium his style. Wherever Sabula goes, though, I dream he ne'er has to salary for a azygous portion again.