Hillary Clinton Goes On A Bizarre Labor Day Tweetstorm

Hillary Clinton had one of her many interns tweet out a super important Labor Day message. I know you guys were waiting for it. How could you POSSIBLY enjoy Labor Day without knowing Hillary Clinton’s thoughts?

Happy Labor Day. There's no better time to talk about why workers’ rights would suffer if Brett Kavanaugh, whose hearings for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court start tomorrow, is confirmed.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

If it sounds like she’s using Labor Day to warn everyone of the “dangers” of Brett Kavanaugh, it’s because she’s using Labor Day to warn everyone of the “dangers” of Brett Kavanaugh.

Buckle up. It’s a long, fearmongery ride.

The Roberts Court has dealt some big blows to workers and unions in the last few years. With Kavanaugh on the Court, a 5-4 hard-right majority would be even more aggressive in siding with corporations over people.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

The Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME earlier this summer overturned a 40-year-old precedent to hold that public-sector workers with union contracts don't have to pay fees for collective bargaining expenses if they're not members.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

That ruling won't just hurt seven million public-sector union workers with contracts. It'll hurt all workers, because union deals on wages and working conditions affect what businesses without unions do, too.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

The Court has also recently granted corporations the right to deny workers reproductive health care and made it harder for workers to sue businesses by allowing companies to force employees to sign mandatory arbitration clauses with their contracts.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

Ah! I KNEW “reproductive rights” would come into the fray eventually. She just can’t help herself.

In other words, the Court has already been widening the disparity in power between corporations and workers. Kavanaugh's record from his time as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shows he'd help further that trend for a generation.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

In 2007, Kavanaugh wrote an opinion that severely limited union rights and allowed major damage to federal workers' ability to bargain collectively.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

In 2014, he dissented in a case where the Occupational Safety and Health Administration held SeaWorld accountable for the death of a trainer.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

In 2016, Kavanaugh held that corporations have the right to punish workers for displaying pro-union signs in their cars.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

Unions and labor movements are why we have workplace safety precautions, collective bargaining, weekends, minimum wages, and, yes, Labor Day.

We can't afford more damage to workers' rights. Make sure your senators hear from you: Let's #StopKavanaugh.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 3, 2018

So much baseless alarmism and fearmongering. On the bright side, Hillary has given me a Halloween costume idea. Maybe I’ll dress up as Brett Kavanaugh. SPOOKY!