A bizarre finance sector plan to sell Australia Post to help fund a national response to climate change seems to have run out of puff, for now."Dealing climate change demands a comprehensive response - not a band aid solution that prompts a fire sale of public assets like Australia Post," said CEPU Communications Divisional Secretary Ed Husic.
"While the Federal Government has today said it has "no plans" to sell Australia Post, we need to make sure they don't embrace a change of heart after the election.
"We think rural and regional Australians need to make sure their local MPs and candidates commit to vote against any Coalition plans to sell this national asset in the future.
"Our union will be approaching these MPs and candidates calling on them to stand by their local communities who want to ensure their local postal service won't be sold off.
"Australia Post is already using elements of the Federal Government's WorkChoices laws to contract out or privatise their Post Offices via franchising.
"We think it's time that any plans to privatise Post by stealth are stopped dead in their tracks.
"During the previous successful community and union campaign 'Hands Off Aussie Post', the Australian public took a strong view on privatisation and deregulation.
"After a massive reaction from customers - particularly those in rural and regional areas - the Federal Government backed off plans to deregulate Post.
"They should heed this warning if they are toying with ideas to privatise Post."
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