Over 90 Years of Progress
The IBOA BannerOn September 27, 1917 a group of bank workers met in the Glentworth Hotel in Limerick and formally established the Irish Bank Officials' Association.
This brave and forward-thinking group were responsible for the establishment of a very effective trade union, which has represented bank staff professionally for over ninety years and has campaigned to improve the working conditions and living standards of workers in the financial services sector.
From the outset IBOA has represented financial services staff throughout the island of Ireland.
Since the expansion of two major Irish banks into Great Britain in the 1960s, IBOA has become a trade union operating in three jurisdictions – the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Although much has changed since 1917, the fundamental issues of pay, pensions, stress, bullying and harassment – which motivated the founders of the Union – are still crucial concerns for workers in the financial services sector today.
