Minister calls for compromise in postal dispute

The Minister for Communications has said that he hopes both sides in the on-going dispute at An Post will renew efforts to resolve their differences through the Labour Court soon.

The row centres on the closure of the company's SDS service and non-payment of wage rises due under Sustaining Progress.

Minister Noel Dempsey has said that he plans to hold more meetings with management and staff in the coming weeks.

He has called on both sides to be pragmatic about the future of the national postal system.

He said that both sides need to sit down and realise that changes have to be made and that competition is facing the postal industry and waiting around for change is a luxury that the organisation does not have.