NZ Post plans to lay off 700 postal workers and replace them with couriers, prompting the Postal Workers Union to propose maintaining local posties.
NZ Post plans to lay off 700 postal workers and replace them with couriers over the next five years. The Postal Workers Union argues that this move will slow down deliveries, as couriers using vans would be less efficient than the electric bikes used by posties. The union has made a counter-proposal to maintain a national network of local posties, which has been unanimously endorsed by its members.
March 17, 2024
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