LATEST: Union makes 11th-hour call for talks to avert Tesco strike

Latest: The Mandate Trade Union has called on Tesco to enter talks, on the eve of tomorrow's strike.

Update 8.20pm: The Mandate Trade Union has called on Tesco to enter talks, on the eve of tomorrow's strike.

Workers at eight Tesco stores - in Tralee, Longford, Navan, Tullamore, Bray and three Dublin stores - are going on an indefinite strike in a row over contracts for some long-standing staff, with more to follow.