Accenture
Future of Irish Banking Industry Under EU/IMF Financial Aid Package
Issued : 26 November 2010
Members should note that discussions are continuing between the Irish authorities and the EU/IMF delegation about the future of the Irish banking industry.
IBOA is monitoring developments closely and has, through the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, sought to convey the substantial concerns of our members to the EU/IMF delegation, in particular.
The key focus for IBOA is to ensure that, whatever decisions may be made in the coming days, our members' jobs, pensions, pay and terms and conditions are protected to the greatest possible extent.
IBOA has just completed 20 meetings of members throughout the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain and members have been most supportive of the actions taken to date by IBOA to try to protect our members' interests.
The key now is to ensure that through IBOA's role in each branch/department, we use our existing role to ensure that any change proposal which emerges is subject to negotiation and agreement with IBOA on the basis that our members will be pivotal in delivering it.
In all the circumstances, I ask you to ensure you have an IBOA representative in your area to keep up-to-date with developments.
As IBOA is the only independent body representing the interests of staff in banking at this crucial time, I also urge you to encourage any of your colleagues who are not members to join now so that they might have some influence on their future.
Larry Broderick
General Secretary
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