Thousands of workers at Dunnes Stores are beginning a 24 hour strike this morning.

The dispute is over the use of temporary or 'zero hour' contracts at the supermarket - and what the union says is a refusal by Dunnes to negotiate over grievances.

Over 6-thousand workers are expected to take part in the work stoppages at 107 shops across Ireland.

This Dunnes worker in Ireland says her colleagues just want to be treated fairly.

Our political correspondent Gavan Reilly filed this report on the strike for today's National Lunchtime News: