Our eagle eyed researcher has come across this interesting snippet from last years CWU Conference by Fintan King

"We would also be interested in hearing what the new Minister's view of the An Post ESOP is. As far as we are concerned we have a solemn agreement with the Government and the Company in relation to an ESOP.  The endless prevarication by the Department on this key issue for our members in An Post could force us to deal with the issue in a legal manner and that is a road that I believe we should not have to travel. I believe it is not too much to ask and that the Government honour the agreements that they enter into as they would not be slow to lecture us if we were the culprits"