Tesco strike deferred following WRC intervention

Tomorrow’s strike at Tesco Ireland (Thursday, May 26) has been deferred following intervention from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), says Mandate.

'Both parties - the Mandate union and Tesco management - will now attend the WRC in an effort to resolve the issues in dispute under the provision that all agreed procedures will be fully exhausted should agreement not be reached at the WRC,' says Mandate in a statement.

Tesco will not set any further dates for the implementation of contract changes and Mandate have therefore deferred their intention to proceed with industrial action.

In the meantime, Mandate and Tesco have agreed that no hostilities between the parties will take place until those procedures have been fully exhausted.

Staff members should report for work as rostered tomorrow.

The strike had been scheduled for 7am tomorrow morning.

Earlier this month Cavan County Council passed a motion in support of the 30-odd staff affected in the county.