The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on Tesco Ireland to respond positively to proposals from Mandate trade union and to enter talks on resolving the current dispute.
Congress General Secretary Patricia King said: "We understand that Mandate made a series of very positive proposals directly to the company last Friday, with the aim of initiating comprehensive negotiations to resolve this dispute, once and for all.
"Congress is somewhat surprised and disappointed that the company has so far failed to respond to these very serious and genuine proposals from Mandate.
"We would urge Tesco Ireland to consider the proposals very seriously and to respond positively. We would also call on employers" group Ibec to use its
