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A spokesman for BBU, that the larger of the two unions,
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claimed that a second 24-hour strike had taken a serious impact
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on the bank's operations and that support for industrial actions was growing.
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An estimated of 28,000 staff walked out on Wednesday,
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causing what the union called a "serious disruption".
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While these claims, however, have been branded as "nonsense" by Newham.
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The bank said that fewer than 100 branches banks had closed out of a total of over 1,500
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and that the number of people who taking part in the strike had been only about 4,000.
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The bank also denied claims by the unions that the action had put as many as possible
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half its 2,000 cash machines out of service and caused delays
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to mortgage and on loan authorisations. The dispute began when the bank
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announced plans to implement a performance-based pay scheme, which the unions maintain will lead to an effective pay freeze for 25,000 of their members. However, the bank insists that the new scheme is a fairer way of rewarding hardworking employees.