Taoiseach criticises strike ballot by postal workers
05/10/2005 - 13:36:37The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has criticised the Communications Workers Union for organising a strike ballot among postal workers.
The union decided to press ahead with the ballot yesterday as part of a dispute over An Post's failure to pay wage increases due under the Sustaining Progress agreement.
Speaking in the Dáil today, Mr Ahern criticised the move and warned the CWU to consider the implications if a strike goes ahead.
He said industrial action could "undermine the stability on which jobs and incomes rests" and "put jobs and living standards at risk".
