Veteran Tesco staff in favour of strike

Almost 1,000 long-serving Tesco employees have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over management plans to place them on what the workers view as inferior contracts.

The new terms for the pre-1996 staff were due to come into effect this Monday but have now been delayed until May 16.

However Mandate, the biggest union in the supermarket giant’s operations representing 12,500 staff, said it was determined to protect the terms and conditions of the workers.