Dempsey warns of An Post extinction

AN Post will become extinct “very, very quickly” if its workers do not agree to change work practices, Communications Minister Noel Dempsey has warned.

Members of the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU), who make up approximately 8,500 of the 10,500-strong workforce, voted overwhelmingly for industrial action on Friday.

The ballot gave An Post two weeks’ notice, although it did not specify what type of industrial action might take place. It is the latest step in the long-running feud between the two sides.