FOX 2 (WJBK) - A brawl erupted outside the Stellantis Center Line facility early Friday evening after a man driving by allegedly hurled racial slurs and insults at striking UAW members.
The incident - caught on video as SkyFOX helicopter cameras were rolling - unfolded with the man stopping his SUV and getting into a verbal confrontation with a group of UAW members.
Video shows it quickly escalated with shoving and the man grabbing a striker’s sign, wielding it as a weapon swinging at UAW members.
After backing up against a fence, punches were exchanged as a group of members traded blows with the man. At one point the man stumbled onto the ground where he absorbed additional punishment.
The altercation appeared to simmer and the man returned to his vehicle when his wife got out, and can be seen throwing a piece of trash at the UAW members.
At this point pushing and shoving took place with one UAW member swatting her head with his sign.
The UAW boss at the scene told FOX 2’s Jessica Dupnack that the man drove up, started yelling racial slurs, and throwing objects at the crowd.
Inside the man’s SUV were his children, who also took part in yelling at the workers and throwing things at them, the UAW official said.
The man motioned like he had a weapon, leading to UAW members intervening to see if he had a (weapon) on him, he claimed.
Not sure what this guy was thinking, but he’s incredibly lucky the picketers exercised restraint and didn’t beat him senseless.
slowly puts on tinfoil hat
Hope he got paid well and paid beforehand for being an agent provocateur for the big 3
Their (and every other large corporation’s) investment in tons of anti union propaganda has been enough that they likely didn’t have to
Nah, there were always plenty of assholes that drove by my picket line (over 15 years ago in another industry) telling us to go back to work. Almost always in a pickup truck or Jeep.
And that pickup is always a pavement princess