Workers at BNL, the Italian subsidiary of France’s BNP Paribas, went on strike for the first time since the 1990s, protesting back cuts in the back office and IT.
Italian banking unions said the strike was a “great success”, adding that participation was strong.
“The bank’s internal offices were completely dilapidated and closed, as were most of the branches,” Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilco and Unisin said in a joint statement.
BNL stated that 29.8% of its employees participated in the strike.
“In such a context, which is also characterized by the holidays at the end of the year, BNL has in any case ensured business continuity, by strengthening its digital channel to support the physical channel,” it said in a statement.
Employees are protesting against BNL’s decision to use external providers for IT and back office services, in a move that unions say affects 900 of BNL’s 11,500 employees at headquarters and around 700 branches across Italy.
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Source From: Capital
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