Bank Employees Union
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The Bank Employees Union (BEU), a former trade union
in Trinidad and Tobago
, started as a staff association in 1974 out of a consultative committee which was adopted with partners from other banks in the Barclays group.
The association was registered on 2 May 1974 under the Trinidad and Tobago Trade Union Ordinance as Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
and won recognition on 21 April 1975. The name of the Union was changed when the bank‘s name changed to Republic Bank Limited in 1981.
Among the major developments in the Union’s history was a strike
in 1984 over a collective agreement for the period June 1984 to May 1987 and a lock-out
initiated by the Bank in 1987.
The BEU merged with the Bank and General Workers Union
on 21 February 2003 to form the Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, started as a staff association in 1974 out of a consultative committee which was adopted with partners from other banks in the Barclays group.
The association was registered on 2 May 1974 under the Trinidad and Tobago Trade Union Ordinance as Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
The Staff Association of Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, a former trade union in Trinidad and Tobago, was registered on 2nd May 1974. The Association changed its name to the Bank Employees Union when the Bank‘s name changed to Republic Bank Limited in 1981.-See also:* List of trade...
and won recognition on 21 April 1975. The name of the Union was changed when the bank‘s name changed to Republic Bank Limited in 1981.
Among the major developments in the Union’s history was a strike
Strike action
Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...
in 1984 over a collective agreement for the period June 1984 to May 1987 and a lock-out
Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to work.- Causes :...
initiated by the Bank in 1987.
The BEU merged with the Bank and General Workers Union
Bank and General Workers Union
The Bank and General Workers Union , a former trade union in Trinidad and Tobago, was formed on 17 April 1974 and represented workers in over 60 companies, including all the workers at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. It merged with the Bank Employees Union on 21 February 2003 to form the...
on 21 February 2003 to form the Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union
The Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed on 21 February 2003 out of a merger between the Bank and General Workers Union and the Bank Employees Union...
.