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Bank employees from 6 unions demonstrated together in Warsaw on Wednesday September 11 as a Financial and Services sector with two messages:

• “Put and end to sales pressure in the banks” and
• “We want to be employees, not slaves in the banks”.

The fact that 6 unions with finance sector members are all coming together for these four days of action is a sign that a turning point has been reached. This last summer two bank employees committed suicide, one was saved the other died.



The demonstration took place in front of the Ministry of Labour before going to the Polish Lower House of Parliament. It aims to target Government policies as there is no social dialogues in the Tripartite Commission or on other levels, it also targets other themes such as the lifting of pension age or flexible working time.



“This situation cannot be overlooked as sales pressure is mounting worldwide with serious effects on health as is reported in our 2013 Job Loss Survey by 80% of our respondents in Europe. The recent death of an intern at Bank of America in London shows that pressure is now at such an unprecedented level that Government and Employers need to commit to a change that brings back safety, health and quality of life in the financial sector.” Says M. Monzane, Head of UNI Finance, the global voice of finance employees worldwide.