A ATUAÇÃO DO SINDICATO DOS BANCÁRIOS DE CURITIBA E REGIÃO NA DEFESA DA SAÚDE DO TRABALHADOR BANCÁRIO, A PARTIR DOS ANOS 90 DO SÉCULO XX

Abstract

The banking sector in Brazil was one of the main sectors affected by the introduction of technological innovations and new model of management of resources in the workplace. This news stemming from the bank restructuring, since the beginning of the 90s, had a negative impact on the working conditions and has reflected in increased illness of bank workers. The union of this sector was the major player in the defense of workers' health during this period. Thus, the present study has the main objective of understand "The performance of the Unions related to Bank Employees of Curitiba and Region in Defense of the Banking Occupational Health, from the 90s." The specific purpose of this research is to analyze the changes occurring in the world of banking work through the adoption of bank restructuring; understand those aspects of bank restructuring in Brazil; relate the impact of bank restructuring in the illness of workers in this category; understand the historical background and training of the Health Department of the Bank Employees Union of Curitiba and Region; understand the disease process of banking works that seek support from the Secretary of Health from Bank Employees Union of Curitiba Area. It is an exploratory, descriptive qualitative nature. As methodological procedures were used as research method: bibliographical, documentary (evidences used were the Work Accident Communications process, sentences relating to Public Civil claims filed by the Ministry of Labor for Employment against Itaú and HSBC, Union Agreements and data from the Social Security and DIEESE related to the statistics with regards to occupational accident/illness in Brazil), interview with union leader of FETEC (Federation of Credit and Financial Workers), interviews with the social worker, leaders from the Legal area of the Union Health Department of Curitiba and Region and with banking workers from the 90s that are diseased. The information accessed were divided into three chapters, which made it possible to conclude that in fact the changes that come with bank restructuring impacted the health of workers in this sector and how serious the problem about the illness of these workers are related to their labor activities. However, although it is evident the importance of the resulting achievements with the trade union movement with respect to workers' health, the data presented in this study demonstrate how serious the issue is still getting sick of these workers as a result of working conditions offered by banks. It is noteworthy, therefore, the importance of the Secretariat of Health of the Banking Union in the arduous struggle to ensure the rights related to the health of these workers.