Have Your Say. Shape Your Pay
29 September 2026
29 September 2026
To: All FSU Members,
AIB Group, BOI Group, Danske Bank NI, PTSB,
Ulster Bank, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Have your Say. Shape your Pay
Last week we held a workshop of all our union Area Co-ordinators and Sector Committee members in preparation for this years’ pay negotiations.
Dr. Tom McDonnell from the think tank NERI presented the latest economic data for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. You can view some of their work here:
We listened carefully to feedback from our union activists on inflation, cost of living, bumper bank profits and overall their expectation, and real need, for decent pay increases.
Over 5,000 workers signed our petition during the summer for cost of living supports, inflation has continued to rise, and the half-year bank results demonstrate massive profits and controlled costs. The Banks can afford good pay increases.
We will now survey all members to hear your feedback.
The PTSB and BOI surveys are out now, and the other Banks surveys will be released over the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for it. When you receive it, please complete it and share it with colleagues.
For now, please continue to encourage all staff to join FSU as we strengthen ourselves ahead of pay talks. Non-members can join us online here https://www.fsunion.org/join/
Gareth Murphy
Head of Industrial Relations and Campaigns