Share the profits: (From left) Andrew Forrest, Daniel Gray and Paul Rooney are members of the Finance Sector Union. Picture: James Alcock
THE Finance Sector Union staged a visual call-to-arms in front of St George Bank at Kogarah last week in support of a pay increase.
Union officials set up a stall with coloured paint last Thursday and encouraged Westpac and St George employees to "give me [a high] five" for a 5 per cent across-the-board pay rise.
A union spokeswoman said that Westpac (owner of St George) was one of the most successful banks in Australia and that this should be reflected in its staff pay conditions.
Should people expect pay rises in difficult economic times?