Workers at BNL, the Italian arm of French banking group BNP Paribas , went on strike for the first time since the 1990s on Monday in protest at back office and IT staff cuts.
The logo of BNL bank is seen in Naples, Italy February 22, 2016. Reuters/Tony GentileWorkers at BNL, the Italian arm of French banking group BNP Paribas
, went on strike for the first time since the 1990s on Monday in protest at back office and IT staff cuts.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com"The bank's internal offices were completely deserted and remained closed as did most branches," Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin said in a joint statement.
Workers are protesting against BNL's decision to use external providers for IT and back office services, a move that unions said affects 900 out of a total of 11,500 BNL employees in its central offices and around 700 branches across Italy.of an 80% stake in its card payment processing business Axepta Italy.
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