National to blame for Kiwibank changes – E Tu
E tū sympathises with community concerns over the loss of Kiwibank branches – an issue with obvious implications for our Kiwibank and Post members.
Union Industry Coordinator, Joe Gallagher says the union is working with Kiwibank to minimise job losses as Post ejects Kiwibank from its sites and franchises out postal services.
“Our primary concern is that members are able to transfer within the new structure or to exit with dignity. It’s about minimising job losses,” he says.
However, he says it needs to be recognised that these are changes forced by the previous National Government.
“The National Govt set this pathway five years ago when it changed its Deed of Understanding with NZ Post, allowing it to close post shops, which hosted Kiwibank branches.”
He says he understands why local politicians might react to bank closures on behalf of their constituents, “but it’s a bit rich when one of them is National MP, Nick Smith whose government set this up,” he says.
National Party set about wrecking every state owned enterprise they could during their nine years of ‘slash and burn selloff’ plan.
National were destroying NZ as we knew it then and could be made accountable for our public assert losses.
In the past National has openly stated that they will get rid of Kiwibank.
The public reaction against that caused them to delay action but there are many ways to sink Kiwibank.
Kiwibank is keeping the other rogues in check to some degree.
They hate that.