Labour Court recommends An Post restore county sorting

The Labour Court recommended that An Post reintroduce county sorting at its Central Sorting Office without delay. It also recommended that An Post include county sorting in its Module 2 proposals to the Postal And Telecommunications Workers' Union. The union argued that a mediator's recommendation meant county sorting should end after three months if the dispute remained unresolved. The Court said that reading was literally correct but out of context: it viewed the period as time to review operations and resolve industrial-relations concerns. The recommendation was signed on 23 October 1989. The Court also urged the parties to finalise their procedures and conclude Module 2 negotiations promptly.