Friday 27th April 2012
Media Release
EPMU To Hold Summit With NZ Post Executives On Changes In The Postal Industry
A large group of senior delegates from the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union (EPMU) who work across the New
Zealand Post Group, are holding a summit in Wellington next week with the company’s executive management team in
response to looming changes in the postal industry.
“Our membership across New Zealand Post is gearing up to take on the challenges of a changing industry as flagged by New
Zealand Post Group CEO Brian Roche, says EPMU National Postal and Logistics Co-ordinator, Anna Kenny. “We’ll have over
30 of our senior delegates from across the group at next week’s summit who will be there representing over 4,000 EPMU
members.”
“Other postal organisations around the world are also experiencing big declines in mail volumes, and as a consequence
significant loss of revenue,” says Ms Kenny. “We’ve been aware of those effects for some time and we know that declining
mail volumes and new technology - including digitalisation, will lead to changes in work models and work practices.”
The EPMU intends to use next week’s summit with New Zealand Post’s executive management to achieve solid commitments to
protect living standards and grow good postal jobs, and to ensure employee rights and interests are recognised. “People
are the heart of the postal service and Kiwibank. We will be promoting the need to create and shape a universal, quality
postal service in an environment of sustainable development,” says Ms Kenny. “We know our members and the New Zealand
public want a sustainable national postal service and Kiwibank, and we’re up to the challenge of doing our bit to make
that happen.”
“We understand change is coming, however it will not be immediate. This gives us time to plan, influence and optimise
opportunities and outcomes for our members who work in the New Zealand Post Group and care about the postal services we
provide to our country.
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