Postal

The Union representing Australia Post employees has welcomed news the Federal Government has ruled out privatising Australia Post. Finance Minister Matthias Corman said the Government wouldn’t act on the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to sell the postal service. It is timely recognition of Union concerns that selling Australia Post off to the highest bidder would cost thousands of jobs, reduce services and hit regional Australia, said CEPU Postal

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The Chairman of Australia Post is totally out of touch with Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull, his customer base and importantly the organisation’s 33,000 nationwide workforce Australia Post Chairman John Stanhope has been quoted in today’ media supporting additional user pay charges to customers for the delivery of postal products and backing in the full privatisation of the nation’s postal service. The Commission of Audit

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Selling off Australia Post would see postal services reduced and jobs slashed, the postal workers’ union warned today. CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher said the Federal Government would face fierce community opposition if it took up the Commission of Audit’s recommendation to privatise postal services. “Privatisation would result in thousands of job losses and the closure

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Disturbing reports have been received from Retail members detailing the alleged threatening of post office staff by senior managers with the reduction in counter positions and overall staffing where maximum usage of self-service terminals (SST) is not evident for type of low-value customer transactions being processed. The allegations, which at this stage seem isolated in certain areas, involve management threatening

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It is the threat of privatising postal services rather than a small increase in stamp prices that should have Australians worried, the postal workers’ union said today. Australia would still have one of the best value mail services in the world, even if Australia Post increases the price of stamps from 60c to 70c, said CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW

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New polling shows strong opposition to measures to downgrade Australia Post mail delivery or sell off the iconic postal service. CEPU Postal Union NSW Secretary Jim Metcher said Australia Post should take note of Essential Research figures out yesterday, showing a large majority of Australians opposed shifting from daily to three times a week mail delivery. The Essential Research poll

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ACTU President Ged Kearney kicked off her national tour today involving Sydney West Letters Facility (SWLF) where she highlighted concerns Unions have about the direction the Abbott Government has taken with the appointment of the exclusively business-run Commission of Audit. Today’s event attracted a great amount of CEPU members from all over Sydney and members of the community who are

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The Hands Off Aussie Post (HOAP) community campaign is underway by your Union – the CEPU. It has become public knowledge over recent weeks of the intentions by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and supported by some financial commentators and sections of the media for Australia Post to be privatised as part of the Tony Abbott Federal Government Commissioner

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Australia Post should be ashamed for raising the prospect of charging residents for their daily mail service, the postal workers’ union said today. CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher said a daily mail service was critical for businesses and residents and important for maintaining Australia Post’s trusted brand in the community. “Australia Post is a profitable operation

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Selling Australia Post off to the highest bidder would cost thousands of jobs, reduce services and hit regional Australia hard said the postal workers’ union today in response to calls for the privatisation of Australia Post. CEPU Postal and Telecommunications NSW Branch Secretary Jim Metcher questioned why the issue was again being discussed when the current Communications Minister had ruled

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