In the province of Bergamo 84 branches sold to Bper, of these 77 are from Ubi Banca born from the mergers made over the years by Banca Popolare di Bergamo. In the city alone, 18 branches will change. There are not a few, above all they are branches that have a not indifferent symbolic value.
Let’s start with the branch of Città Alta on via Gombito, in via Borgo Palazzo two Ubi signs will disappear, via that of Pontida Square, of Borgo Santa Caterina, in via dei Caniana in front of the University, in via San Bernardino next to Siad, in via Palma il Vecchio, via Camozzi, via Corridoni, via Mattioli, in Piazzale Risorgimento in Loreto just to review some of them. Branches that have deep roots and links with the city.
Those who carried out this operation knew very well the history of Ubi Banca. Just look at Milan where the historic headquarters in via Alessandro Manzoni and via Moscova, once the seat of Commerce and Industry. So also in Brescia.
The signs of Ubi disappear, but will it be enough to change the name of a bank to maintain the same trust? Not a small dilemma.
The province is no better off where the branches of Dalmine, Treviglio, Leffe, Albano Sant’Alessandro, Sarnico, Calusco d’Adda, Lovere, Scanzorosciate, Clusone, Carvico, Nembro, Albino, Almè, Villa d’Almè, are changing brands. Cisano Bergamasco, Stezzano, Chiuduno, Verdello, Curno, Gandino, Almenno San Bartolomeo, Brignano Gera d’Adda, San Pellegrino, Fontanella, Val Brembilla, Costa Volpino, Calcio, Arcene, Berbenno, Telgate, Valbrembo, Bonate Sopra, Comun Nuovo, Vilminore di Scalve, Sovere, Romano di Lombardia, Schilpario, Grumello del Monte, Bossico, Sedrina, Telgate, Cazzano Sant’Andrea, Colere, Caprino Bergamasco, Treviolo, Dossena, Taleggio, Suisio, Torre Boldone, Adrara San Martin, Casirate d ‘ Adda, Treviolo.
“The operation by the three companies, Intesa Sanpaolo, Bper and Ubi, was described at the table, with a report that revealed the details of the sales, with a list of the production units sold. Overall they will be involved 5,107 workers” explains Pierangelo Casanova, national contact person Fisac-Cgil for the Ubi group and general secretary of the CGIL category of Bergamo bankers.
For Ubi, in particular, they will be 587 network operating points sold, of which 455 branches with accounting autonomy and 132 without autonomy, for a total of 4,413 people. This includes those who, although not belonging to the branches, look after the relationship with the various types of customers who are rooted there, for a total of 247 people who manage Private, Corporate and Large Corporate customers. In addition, functions deemed necessary to guarantee the operations of the branches to be sold, managed in the MAT and in some head office structures of both Ubi and Ubis (respectively 314 and 85 workers) will be transferred. For Intesa Sanpaolo the sale involves 31 retail branches and 2 sportelli without accounting autonomy as well as 6 branches and 16 exclusive branches.
“In the province of Bergamo 84 branches sold to Bper, of which 77 of Ubi Banca (over half of the current branches). In the city alone, 18 branches will change ”he continues Casanova. “Unfortunately, there are currently missing some elements of detail relating in particular to structures that will only partially be transferred to Bper. The discussion on the effects on workers will begin with the next meeting scheduled for November 24th. At that time, as Fisac-Cgil, we will advance a series of requests for clarification on the perimeter of the business unit and on the reasons that guided its establishment. This is an operation which, together with the integration of UBI into Intesa Sanpaolo, profoundly changes the panorama of the financial sector in our country. Furthermore, we cannot forget that the initiative is being implemented in the midst of a situation of serious health emergency, adding to the uncertainties that we are all experiencing also those deriving from changes in work and in the company. We will guarantee the utmost commitment to protect the employment, contractual rights, professionalism and working conditions of all the workers involved “.
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