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30/03/2004
Talks to resume over Dublin postal strike
Talks were expected to resume today at the Labour Relations Commission in Dublin aimed at bringing together management and union representatives involved in the ongoing postal dispute in the city.
An Post have suspended 550 workers and is in the process of sealing Dublin's mailboxes following the breakdown of talks between the postal service and the Communications Workers' Union last week.
It is understood that representatives have accepted an invitation from LRC Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey to attend a further meeting today.
Previous talks brokered by the LRC, which lasted five hours, failed to reach even a framework for discussion towards a possible resolution.
The dispute, which centres on how mail is handled at the Dublin Mails Centre, has brought postal service in Dublin and the surrounding areas to a complete standstill.
An Post began sealing post boxes in Dublin centre and other areas affected by the dispute include: Dublin City and County; Bray; Carrickmacross; Castleblaney; Drogheda; Dundalk; Greystones; Kells; Navan; Tuam; and Wicklow.
All inbound and outbound international mail (including Northern Ireland) has "ceased until further notice" as have all business mail collections in the affected areas.
(SP)
An Post have suspended 550 workers and is in the process of sealing Dublin's mailboxes following the breakdown of talks between the postal service and the Communications Workers' Union last week.
It is understood that representatives have accepted an invitation from LRC Chief Executive Kieran Mulvey to attend a further meeting today.
Previous talks brokered by the LRC, which lasted five hours, failed to reach even a framework for discussion towards a possible resolution.
The dispute, which centres on how mail is handled at the Dublin Mails Centre, has brought postal service in Dublin and the surrounding areas to a complete standstill.
An Post began sealing post boxes in Dublin centre and other areas affected by the dispute include: Dublin City and County; Bray; Carrickmacross; Castleblaney; Drogheda; Dundalk; Greystones; Kells; Navan; Tuam; and Wicklow.
All inbound and outbound international mail (including Northern Ireland) has "ceased until further notice" as have all business mail collections in the affected areas.
(SP)
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