The mandate trade union, the union organising the strike, has said that Tesco has the capacity to prevent the strike by withdrawing their threat to cut workers’ wages without agreement, or by attending the Labour Court for a hearing on the matters in dispute.
The union says that Tesco’s campaign of attacks on workers with more than 20 years service is "disgraceful".
Gerry Light, mandate assistant general secretary, said: “Tesco management are forcing changes to contracts for workers employed before 1996. These changes will seriously undermine living standards for our members who have mortgages and other commitments which were made on the back of their conditions of employment over the last 20-30 years.”
Changes to conditions
According to a statmement from the union, Tesco management are attempting to force through changes to workers’ conditions of employment including:
15-35% pay cutsThe slashing of overtimeCuts to Sunday and unsociable hours premiums from double pay to time and a halfA reduction in the annual bonusChanges to rosters"A worry for all company members"
Light added that "Tesco’s actions are a worry for all of our members in the company.
"They are tearing up contracts of employment and implementing changes without agreement. If they get away with doing this to their longest serving members of staff, who will be next?”
Pickets will be placed at more than 70 Tesco stores throughout Ireland from 7am on Monday morning. The pickets will remain in place until Tesco Ireland reverses their cuts or confirms attendance at the Labour Court, the statement from the union said.
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The mandate trade union, the union organising the strike, has said that Tesco has the capacity to prevent the strike by withdrawing their threat to cut workers’ wages without agreement, or by attending the Labour Court for a hearing on the matters in dispute.
The union says that Tesco’s campaign of attacks on workers with more than 20 years service is "disgraceful".
Gerry Light, mandate assistant general secretary, said: “Tesco management are forcing changes to contracts for workers employed before 1996. These changes will seriously undermine living standards for our members who have mortgages and other commitments which were made on the back of their conditions of employment over the last 20-30 years.”
Changes to conditions
According to a statmement from the union, Tesco management are attempting to force through changes to workers’ conditions of employment including:
15-35% pay cutsThe slashing of overtimeCuts to Sunday and unsociable hours premiums from double pay to time and a halfA reduction in the annual bonusChanges to rosters"A worry for all company members"
Light added that "Tesco’s actions are a worry for all of our members in the company.
"They are tearing up contracts of employment and implementing changes without agreement. If they get away with doing this to their longest serving members of staff, who will be next?”
Pickets will be placed at more than 70 Tesco stores throughout Ireland from 7am on Monday morning. The pickets will remain in place until Tesco Ireland reverses their cuts or confirms attendance at the Labour Court, the statement from the union said.
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