Morgan criticises An Post mismanagement

BY ROBBIE SMYTH

The blundering around SDS is not the only aspect of An Post mismanagement in recent weeks.

Arthur Morgan, Sinn Féin TD for Louth, has been speaking in support of An Post workers from Drogheda. Morgan has asked that the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Dermot Ahern, urgently investigate serious concerns regarding mismanagement at An Post.

Staff in Drogheda are protesting the company's ban on recruitment, which is being used by An Post in Drogheda to prevent staff who have been on long-term sick leave from returning to work. Morgan said: "There has been an inexplicable and dramatic decline in the profitability of an Post in recent years. This cannot be allowed to go unaddressed. I am calling on Minister Dermot Ahern to instigate an investigation into the management of An Post with particular emphasis on the role of the board of management.

"The sinister interpretation of the recruitment ban by management locally is creating extreme hardship for those workers who do not qualify for benefits. This is another example of bad management at An Post, demonstrated through their attitude towards their workforce.

"It has to be asked if management at An Post are purposely running the company into the ground with the intention of proposing a management buyout."