Backlog of undelivered mail as postal dispute remains deadlocked

A HUGE backlog of mail remained undelivered in a Cork town yesterday as a dispute between An Post and the Communications Workers Union remained deadlocked Counter services resumed yesterday at strike-hit post offices throughout the country but the CWU warned an impasse in Midleton, Co Cork, was likely to continue.

Both sides are in dispute over the conversion of the east Cork town’s branch office to a sub-office.

With drivers at the Cork central sorting office refusing to ferry mail to Midleton, there have been no local post deliveries since Thursday last.