The Federation of Banks and Insurance (french: Fédération Banques et Assurances, FBA) is a
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...
representing workers in the finance sector in
France
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.
The union originated in 1954, when the
French Confederation of Christian Workers
The French Confederation of Christian Workers (french: italic=no, Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens; CFTC) is one of the five major French confederation of trade unions, belonging to the social Christian tradition.
It was ...
(CFTC) created the Federation of Unions of Banks, Financial Institutions and Savings Banks, its name gradually shortened to become the Federation of Banks.
In 1964, like the majority of the CFTC, it transferred to the new
French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT).
By 1995, the union claimed 22,100 members.
In 2004, a series of disagreements, particularly over
pension reform, led many members to leave the union. No longer able to form a quorum for its operations, the union was placed under provisional administration by the CFDT. This lasted until the 2005 congress, when a new federal council was elected.
In 2011, the union absorbed the insurance branch of the
Federation of Services, becoming the "Federation of Banks and Insurance", and claiming to be the largest union in the finance sector in France.
General Secretaries
:1954: Jean-Marie Vivicorsi
:1956: Édouard Descamps
:1972: Georges Bégot
:1979: Jean-Pierre Moussy
:1984:
:2005: Véronique Descacq
:2011: Luc Mathieu
External links
*{{official website, https://fba.cfdt.fr/
References
Finance sector trade unions
Trade unions established in 1954
Trade unions in France