Bank strike 'fails to disrupt services'

MEMBERS of the Irish Bank Officials' Association took to the picket line during yesterday's 24-hour strike against Bank of Ireland (BoI) plans to outsource its information technology support activities.

The bank reported a trouble-free 24 hours amid concerns the strike would disrupt the bank's ATM and Banking365 services at a particularly busy period as customers sought to ensure they had sufficient cash to tide them over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The IBOA pickets at the bank's IT facility in Cabinteely, south Dublin, were supported by Amicus MSF staff in the BoI-owned ICS Building Society's information technology division, where 10 members are affected by the switch to outsourcing.