wildcat strike in Winnipeg
Spontaneous release day, done by 70 Workers Winnipeg positions against injuries caused by mechanization initiative, raises a wave of solidarity in the country and abroad. This wildcat strike (in this case means wild without legal framework) shows the strength that can spring from simple acts of direct action.
The release of 22 November is the latest twist of a conflict that already rotting for months. Canada Post has launched a restructuring pilot project last April in Winnipeg, the first site to test a modernization initiative nearly 2 billion. This should increase productivity and to save money at the Crown corporation when implanted across Canada.
But the management did not consult the workers before introducing the new system, now denounced because it causes injury and a huge family stress on the factors that have to work late into the night to finish their delivery route.