In 1987, the Labour Court recommended that Aer Lingus P.L.C. pay six postmen an annual £37 allowance towards clothing wear and tear, while rejecting the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union’s request for uniforms. The recommendation was signed on 4 December 1987. The postmen collected and delivered internal mail at the Dublin Airport Estate and loaded post vans. Aer Lingus supplied protective clothing, but the union argued that carrying canvas sacks caused wear to the postmen’s own clothes and that uniforms would help identify them in secure airport areas. The Court said uniforms were unnecessary because the postmen were not in direct contact with customers. It found merit in the concern about wear and tear and recommended the annual allowance as a contribution to clothing expenses.