MALACCA, Feb 7 — A police report was lodged today on the dismissal of the vice-president of the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE), Abdul Jamil Jalaludeen, and its treasurer-general, Chen Ka Fatt, as employees of Maybank on January 31, Bernama Online reports.

The news portal said the report was lodged by NUBE southern branch treasurer, Kamarudin Bujang, together with four other members of the union at the Banda Hilir District Police Station, here.

The members would like the authorities to investigate the Maybank senior official who allegedly sacked the two men and issued threats to other Maybank staff, asking that they do not picket against the bank.

Kamarudin, who represents 1,000 members of the union in Malacca, claimed that Abdul Jamil, who was attached to the Penang Maybank branch, and Chen, from the Ipoh branch, were sacked because they had held a banner outside the United Nations (UN) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) buildings in Geneva last year, pictures of which were posted on the union’s website.

Kamarudin told Bernama, “The grounds for the dismissal are irrelevant ... the incident occurred a long time ago. They were sacked merely because of their picture that was taken while picketing to demand 80 months’ bonus for Maybank staff for the past 10 years.

“So, we as members of the NUBE, hope that the sacking could be revoked and negotiations could be held immediately to resolve the existing problem.”