Trade unions have announced strike across the country on March 28 and 29 in protest against privatization.
Bank Strike: If you are planning to go to the bank on this Monday or Tuesday for some work, then you may have to face problems in this. In fact, trade unions have announced a strike across the country on March 28 and 29 in protest against privatization, which may affect the functioning of banks. A section of bank employees’ unions have supported the strike on Monday and Tuesday.
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These are the demands of trade unions
In protest against the government’s economic policies and anti-labor policies, the Joint Forum of Central Trade Unions and independent labor unions of different regions have called for a two-day strike. Their major demands include abolishing the labor code, stopping privatization, dismantling the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), increasing the allocation for wages under MGNREGA and regulating contract workers.
All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) said, “We have decided to support this call for strike. We are joining this strike to bring attention to the demands of the banking sectors.” AIBEA general secretary CH Venkatachalam said that the bank union is demanding that the government should stop privatization of public sector banks and strengthen them. Apart from this, our demand is that the recovery of bad loans should be accelerated, interest on bank deposits should be increased, service charges should be reduced and old pension scheme should be restored.
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Which banks will be affected
- State Bank of India (SBI) has said that its services may be affected to some extent due to the strike. SBI said that it has made necessary arrangements to ensure normal functioning of all its branches and offices.
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) has said that AIBEA, Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) and All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) have given strike notices on March 28 and 29.
- Bengaluru-headquartered Canara Bank has also said that normal banking operations may be affected due to the strike.
(Input-PTI)
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