Influencer ‘the Woke Ginger’ Sues Workplace Saying They Fired Him Over His Liberal-backing Video

A St. Louis, Missouri, social media influencer claims he was fired from his occupation because of a captious video he posted online.

Justin Kralemann, who uses nan sanction "The Woke Ginger" online, is now suing his erstwhile employer, nonprofit Food Outreach Inc., alleging they fired him over nan individual opinions he shared successful his video, according to Fox 2.

On February 17, Kralemann posted a video criticizing Enterprise Holdings and St. Louis CITY SC. His video noted reports claiming that Enterprise Holdings rented vehicles to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and accused St. Louis CITY SC of restricting nan usage of Black Lives Matter and trans pridefulness flags astatine its events.

Kralemann claims successful nan suit that he began his Instagram relationship much than a twelvemonth earlier he was fired and noted that he was posting "commentary connected governmental and societal issues of nationalist concern, including immigration, firm conduct, and LGBTQ+ issues" connected nan level for nan entirety of his clip moving astatine nan nonprofit.

He further says he created each of his contented extracurricular of activity hours and that Food Outreach's leader expressed support for his page during a January 2026 committee meeting.

The suit claims that connected February 18, a time aft his station criticizing nan companies, he was put connected administrative leave. It claims that Food Outreach's executive director, Julie Lock, told him he was placed connected time off owed to "your Enterprise content."

“Her connection confirmed that nan adverse action was not based connected immoderate argumentation usurpation aliases workplace conduct, but solely connected nan governmental contented of Kralemann’s station astir Enterprise and St. Louis City SC," nan suit says.

Six days later, Kralemann was fired from his occupation aft spending astir 8 years pinch nan nonprofit.

Kralemann claims that Craig Marsh, a Food Outreach committee vice president who is besides a elder leader astatine Enterprise Mobility, worked pinch different personnel of nan committee to get him terminated.

The filing claims that Kralemann's firing determination was “not made done immoderate deliberative process, but astatine nan guidance of a committee personnel whose ain employer was nan taxable of Kralemann’s governmental commentary.”

Kralemann is accusing Food Outreach of wrongful termination and violating a Missouri rule that prohibits employers from firing labor based connected their governmental opinions.

He has not specified circumstantial awards aliases damages he is seeking, but he has requested a assemblage trial, according to nan broadcaster.

Enterprise Mobility provided nan pursuing connection successful consequence to nan lawsuit: “The claims successful nan suit related to Enterprise Mobility are categorically untrue. We had nary engagement successful nan determination pertaining to Mr. Kralemann’s employment status. We tin besides corroborate Mr. Marsh recused himself from immoderate committee discussions related to nan termination," nan institution said.

The Independent has requested remark from nan named companies, Lock, and Kralemann.