Workers are ‘sacrificial lambs’

THE union representing bank workers has described its members as “sacrificial lambs”.

The IBOA said the level of financial support which will be required from the state to place the five covered institutions on a sound footing was likely to be “colossal.”

“As this is undoubtedly the biggest crisis ever to face the financial sector in Ireland, there is a grave concern that ordinary bank staff will become the sacrificial lambs with further job cuts on management agendas,” said IBOA general secretary Larry Broderick.