Tag Archives: WCB  Going Postal Over Workers Compensation
“Going postal” became part of our culture’s vernacular after
several instances of US postal workers killing coworkers in fits
of rage. From Wikipedia we have:  It derives from a series of
incidents from 1983 onward in which United States Postal Service
(USPS) workers shot and killed managers, fellow workers, and
members of the police or general public. Between 1986 and 1997,
more than 40 people were killed in at least 20 incidents of
workplace rage. The phrase has been applied to murders committed
by employees in acts of workplace rage, irrespective of the
employer. It’s generally used to describe fits of rage, though
not necessarily at the level of murder, in or outside the
workplace.  So when a workers compensation claimant took people
hostage this week at the local Workers Compensation Board in
Edmonton it was a bit like going postal, although he wasn’t an
employee. There is mixed information on Patrick Clayton’s
background and it seems he was usin