All the news on the match of the bank contract of Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, Mps, Bper, Bnl and more

3 May 20231 year ago babelfish

The game of the bank contract comes alive. The renewal affects Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, Mps, Bper, Credit Agricole, Bnl Bnp Paribas and all the other banks belonging to ABI. Here are the latest moves by the unions

The match for the renewal of the bankers' collective agreement experienced a fundamental political moment yesterday. The Central Steering Committee of the Fabi, in fact, unanimously approved the trade union platform of claims. This is the document – already fired by the general secretaries of the five acronyms of the sector last April 7 and today being examined by the "unitary assets" of Fabi, First Cisl, Fisac Cgil, Uilca and Unisin – which will be the starting point of the real negotiation and aimed at renewing the new national collective labor agreement for 280,000 workers in Italian banks. The renewal affects Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (Mps), Bper, Credit Agricole, Bnl Bnp Paribas and all the banks belonging to Abi.

The green light from the board of the main banking industry union organization therefore marks a fundamental step for the negotiations. The unanimity expressed by the top Fabi executives is unique in the trade union panorama. Not only. The acronym led by Lando Maria Sileoni is the most representative in the sector as well as being considered the point of reference, both for the banks and for the Italian Banking Association (Abi): it follows that the political relevance of the union demands for the new contract takes on a very important connotation. In short, the meeting of the CDC Fabi was particularly awaited among the insiders and the outcome of yesterday's vote weighs a ton for the counterparties. A meeting, that of the board of the Autonomous Italian Banking Federation, which, according to rumors collected among the participants, saw the entire organization united around the general secretary. A common vision of intent – clear and politically shared – that follows the lines of what emerged during all 98 provincial congresses of the Fabi, which ended on 12 April, during which the current managing group of the Federation obtained unanimous consent.

Sileoni, therefore, is preparing to lead the union front for one of the most complex renewals in the history of the sector. Fabi's general secretary has five other national contracts behind him and his experience, as well as his ability to negotiate and act as a political synthesis between the parties, is considered, even among the main bankers, essential for the successful outcome of the game. Just as Sileoni's role in mending relations between Intesa Sanpaolo and Abi will be significant, following the revocation of the trade union mandate of the Banking Association decided on 27 February by the country's leading banking group.

The economic claim , with its 435 euro average monthly increase to be spread over the entire duration of the new contract, is the element that has so far made the most noise in the news reports . However, the platform is divided into 58 topics and contains 110 claims, aimed on the one hand at improving the professional and personal conditions of bank employees, on the other at keeping the sector united, ensuring a future not only for those who work in the bank, but also to customers.

As for the other acronyms in the sector, Riccardo Colombani of the First Cisl is, among the general secretaries, the element that contributes, numbers in hand, to strengthening and making concrete the requests presented to the banks, with his acronym which – according to the works – has clearly changed pace compared to the previous guide. Fisac CGIL has been led by Susy Esposito for almost three months and those who participated in the meetings on the contract perceived important qualities as well as the ability to see problems beyond the very current situation. Fulvio Furlan's Uilca, on the other hand, is trying to get out of a period of friction and internal poisons that are creating many problems at the top as well as causing members to lose; there are not a few who miss Massimo Masi, Furlan's predecessor and probably the most missed general secretary in the history of Uilca. Finally, Emilio Contrasto of Unisin, always in line with Sileoni's positions, provides a fundamental contribution above all as a historical memory.

Now it's up to the banks to prepare for negotiations, pending the workers' assemblies, called to express themselves on the platform, with the votes that should close at the end of June. The question that the most expert insiders in the sector ask themselves is: will the ABI be able to counter the demands of the unions with convincing and equally valid arguments both on a political level and in terms of content?

This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/tutte-le-novita-sulla-partita-del-contratto-dei-bancari-di-intesa-sanpaolo-unicredit-mps-bper-bnl-e-non-solo/ on Wed, 03 May 2023 07:24:00 +0000.