I refer to AC Klang's letter on the matter of stalled talks over the collective agreement of Bumiputra Commerce Bank staff, due to failure to resolve the leadership crisis within National Union of Bank Employees (Nube).

It should serve as a wake-up call for Nube leaders. The two-year leadership crisis has not only given Nube an unfavourable image but also as a whole affected trade union movements in this country.

Consequently, it makes it more difficult for unions to 'organise' the 'unorganised' because employees are sceptical and suspicious of whether they would suffer the same, if not similar fate like their brothers and sisters in Nube.

If it is disunited, Nube can never be able to tackle many pressing issues effectively. The warring factions embroiled in the leadership crisis must realise that the silent majority of Nube members are frustrated for not having a united union. If they revolt, by resigning en masse from the union, leaders of the warring factions would be like kings without kingdoms.

For the betterment of their members, union leadership should put aside their differences, walk the talk, and think more about the next generation rather than the next election.