53% of bank workers would back industrial action

MORE than half of frontline bank workers would back industrial action over plummeting confidence in their bosses, a survey has signalled.

The poll of almost 1,000 Unite trade union members working at Bank of Ireland, Irish Life and Permanent TSB and EBS also revealed that 75% felt uncomfortable carrying out some customer-related actions over the past year.

Colm Quinlan, regional officer with the union, said the findings confirmed a real lack of confidence among staff in the ability of management to rescue the once-proud Irish banking sector.