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Poll: Is it OK to cross the picket line?

Yesterday, Tesco Ireland claimed that 45,000 people shopped in stores picketed by strikers.

WORKERS AT TESCO Ireland are currently engaged in strike action across eight of its stores in a row over contracts.

Yesterday, it emerged that many people are crossing the picket line to shop with Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin tweeting about local students in Drumcondra.

The retailer claimed it had 45,000 customers across the impacted stores.

Today we’re asking: Is it OK to cross the picket line?

Poll Results:

No (14681)

Yes (6369)

I don't know (1451)

Yes
No
I don't know

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