One of the best kept secrets of the financial reform bill passed in July is tough whistleblower laws to protect bank workers who expose shady lending, credit card and fee practices. But do U.S. bank workers actually know about the new protections? A new Service Employees union campaign aims to make sure they do.
SEIU is launching a campaign encouraging bank customers to do two things when at the bank, says SEIU Financial Director Stephen Lerner. "One: do your normal banking. And then two, inform bank workers of their rights under the new whistleblower laws." The union is encouraging its members, community allies, and activists to print up these whistleblower fliers and give them to tellers and personal bankers anytime they're banking.