Dunnes Stores workers to hold day of protest

Dunnes Stores workers who are members of the Mandate trade union are to hold a national day of protest in Dublin in early June.

Mandate assistant general secretary Gerry Light said they wanted to give the public an opportunity to demonstrate their support.

Mr Light said they also wanted to keep politicians focused on the need to introduce collective bargaining legislation that was going through the Dáil. More than 100 shop stewards who met yesterday decided to defer plans to escalate their strike action as part of their dispute over low-hour contracts and collective bargaining.