The records relate to the activities of the Glasgow Branch.
These include: agreements with banks, committee minutes, policy documentation, comment and guidance on legislation, training, union activity within banks, statistics, circulars, information on dealing with disputes and tribunals and pay and benefit schemes.
The Banking Insurance & Finance Union was founded in 1918 . In May 1999 the company merged with Nat West staff association and Barclay's union to become Unifi and created one of largest white-collar unions in Britain and the largest specialist finance sector union in the world. In 1998 the Glasgow Branch operated from 146 Argyle Street, Glasgow. As of 2000, it represented almost 200,000 employees of banks, building societies, finance houses and insurance companies.
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June Sullivan : Secretary to the Deputy Secretary General : 7 Buchanan Street, Glasgow : 30 January 1992
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Green, Edwin , Debtors to their Profession: A History of the Institute of Bankers , London , 1979
