More than 100 staff at two Bank of Ireland branches in Dublin staged a one-day work stoppage today in a dispute over pensions.
The staff, who are members of the Amicus trade union, were protesting at the bank's plans to reduce pension guarantees for new staff.
Amicus national officer Jerry Shanahan has warned that if a Labour Court ruling currently awaited fails to resolve the row, the union would have no choice but to escalate its protest.
Bank of Ireland insists that the new arrangements are not about saving money and are aimed at securing the future pension arrangements of all employees.
