ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA) is an off-shoot of AIBEA. It is a point of history that, from Bank level to the Pillai Committee, AIBEA not only represented officers’ cases logically but also offered its hand of co-operation to Government and Bankers to run the industry effectively realizing the need for coordinating officers and employees in a service industry like Banking for realization of common objectives of nationalization of the Industry transparency of operations focus for credit to needy sector and so on and so forth. AIBOA is the legacy of this mighty AIBEA.
AIBOA took its birth from the conscious decision of Baroda General Council of AIBEA in 1979. Many stalwarts of AIBEA in yesteryears were one of those who founded AIBEA and contributed to its growth and consolidation. On 14th February, 1981 AIBOA was formed at its foundation conference at Nagpur. The founder President was none other than Com PrabhatKar. No sooner AIBOA was formed, Com PrabhatKar moved Government of India for its negotiating status. His voice was so powerful that the Finance Ministry understood that Officers Settlement without AIBOA was impossible and government directed IBA to invite AIBOA for official talks on 27.10.1984. A new History was created for Bank Officers and their first signed settlement was arrived on 29.08.1985 after three rounds of discussions with AIBOA.
AIBOA gaining Negotiating Status with IBA brought the first ever negotiated settlement for Bank Officers in the Industry in 1985 after combined strike there at in 1985 by AIBOA and AIBEA. AIBEA supported AIBOA demands and unsettled the settled accord with AIBOC with Finance Minister of the day Sri V P Singh observing that “a clash of two giants would spell disaster”. A new height was scaled in officers’ movement achieving regular minuted settlements for officers, AIBOA’s initiatives duly supported in direct action by AIBEA decisively settled the collective bargaining right for bank Officers.
AIBOA’s clarify and relentless campaigns ultimately ensured the much cherished goal of AIBEA from its inception in 1946 to ensure “cradle to grave” security to Bank men and this demand was realized by us in 1993 with signing of Pension Settlement. AIBOA’s image got brightened after this notable victory and now all unions that were against pension are urging with each other to get more option. That AIBEA could achieve pension before its 50th Year of Golden Jubilee is very much due to joint efforts of AIBOA and AIBEA as against all other unions in the Industry.
AIBOA is the only officers’ organization to extend support to workmen unions on relativity linkage to basic pay and has steadfastly asked for extension of cascading effect. While other officers unions declared strike to thwart workmen unions, AIBOA informed Government that to the extent of cascading effect it willnot make any demand to IBA and Government and declared that till workmen settle their disputes AIBOA shall not interfere with the Government and IBA as it would be very negative precedent of an alien trend. It has also counselled and cautioned Officer Unions to await workmen settlement before making any negative attempt to delay or deny their settlement. Committee or no committee AIBOA called for negotiated settlement of workmen disputes and called upon IBA to extend cascading effect to workmen on higher basic pay refusing to bring IBA’s argument that workmen settled conveyance allowance in place of basic pay rise.
AIBOA is the creation of AIBEA not only to bolster AIBEA’s strength in the changing scenario but also to develop AIBOA as the mainstream Trade Union of officers. It has brought glory in the best traditions of AIBEA, through numerous achievements, in a short span. Ushering in collective bargaining, winning pension, ensuring duty leave to officers’ association functionaries, settling early wage revision, wresting back computer increment are all achievementunparalleled, given the forces it had to encounter and overcome. Its co-ordinated struggle for the industry and spate of strikes for reforms of banks are a new land mark in the officers’ trade union movement. All India Central Bank Officers Association (AICBOA) is an affiliated unit of AIBOA in our Bank at the national level.
CENTRAL BANK OFFICERS’ UNION (Andhra Pradesh)
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| Com Venugopal Rao General Secretary-CBOU(AP) & President, All India Central Bank Officers' Association |
The historic day in the annals of Central Bank Employees’ Trade Union movement of Andhra Pradesh as well as in the history of All India Central Bank Officers’ Association, On 29th October, 1983, Gigantic organization Central Bank Officers’ Union (CBOU), Andhra Pradesh took birth at Hyderabad among the comrades from AIBOA and AIBEA.
Com A Narendra, one of the senior most member of the trade union movement in Central Bank of India, Andhra Pradesh, Vice President of AIBOA and Vice President of CBIEA (AP) has been conferred the privilege of presiding over the HISTORIC meeting in Hyderabad.
Com A Sundar Rao, Convener of the meeting welcomed the officers to the first General Body Meeting where large number of workmen staff and officers have participated from all parts of the state. He had dealt at length the growth of Trade Union movement from the Foundation Day of AIBEA i.e., 20th April, 1946 and the struggles launched by AIBEA for fair Promotion Policy enabling Sub-staff members to become clerical staff and clerical staff to Officers staff. It was also mentioned by him that AIBEA has launched the powerful movement popularly known as “WORK TO RULE” in 1964 and brought new era in Trade Union Movement.
Com C V Raghuveer, read the draft constitution and the name of the union as per the constitution is CENTRAL BANK OFFICERS’ UNION (CBOU), ANDHRA PRADESH and Com Lakkaraju Hnmantha Rao, Chairman of Officer cell of CBIEA has unfolded the banner of our organization and announced the birth of “CENTRAL BANK OFFICERS’ UNION (CBOU), ANDHRA PRADESH” stands affiliated to ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION”. Com L C Chander Rao elected as President and Com A Sundara Rao had been elected as General Secretary of our Central Bank Officers’ Union (CBOU), Andhra Pradesh. From that day onwards, our CBOU Officers' Organisation started its journey and our journey never ends..................!
PRESENT SCENARIO:
At present, Com Shyam Babu, is the President and Com P Venugopal Rao is the General Secretary of Central Bank Officers’ Union, Andhra Pradesh. Com Venugopal Rao is also President of our All India Central Bank Officers' Association.
At present, Com Shyam Babu, is the President and Com P Venugopal Rao is the General Secretary of Central Bank Officers’ Union, Andhra Pradesh. Com Venugopal Rao is also President of our All India Central Bank Officers' Association.
In the state of Andhra Pradesh, there are three regions viz., Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam. In all the regions, we are having 80-90% memberships and formed as the majority leading organization in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
