When Political Confrontations Hit Your Workplace:  What the Ford Plant Incident Teaches HR

Picture this: A high-profile political figure visits your company. An employee confronts them about a controversial issue. Profanity flies, and the video goes viral. HR must respond, but how? 

That scenario played out last month at a Ford Motor plant in Detroit during President Trump’s visit. Ford assembly worker T.J. Sabula, a unionized employee, shouted “pedophile protector” at Trump, an apparent reference to the Epstein files. Trump responded with profanity and raised his middle finger.