sentences:  The name of the Union was changed when the bank‘s name changed to Republic Bank Limited in 1981.Among the major developments in the Union’s history was a strike in 1984 over a collective agreement for the period June 1984 to May 1987 and a lock-out initiated by the Bank in 1987.The BEU merged with the Bank and General Workers Union on 21 February 2003 to form the Banking, Insurance and General Workers Union.