Bank Strike: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on February 1, 2023. But just before that, the employees of public sector banks will be on strike continuously for two days. United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU) meeting was held in Mumbai in which bank unions have decided to go on strike for two days.
United Forum of Bank Unions is an organization formed by combining unions of different bank employees. Bank unions have decided to go on strike to put pressure on the government regarding their demands. Bank employees will be on strike for two days on January 30 and January 31. CH Venkatachalam, General Secretary of the All India Bank Employees Association, said that a meeting of the United Forum of Bank Unions has taken place. Despite the letter written regarding our demands, no response has been received from the Indian Bank Association. After which the bank unions have decided to go on strike for two days.
He said that the bank unions demand that banking work should be done for five days, pension should be updated, National Pension System i.e. NPS should be abolished and the process of negotiation should be started immediately regarding the increase in salary. Bank unions have demanded to start the process of adequate recruitment in all cadres of banks. Bank unions will be on strike regarding these demands.
Common people may have to face huge problems due to bank employees going on strike for two days. First, the day of strike is Monday and Tuesday and banks will remain closed on Sunday before Monday. That is, if seen in a way, the functioning of banks will be affected for three consecutive days. During this time, there may be problems in the clearance of checks due to the cash running out in the ATM. The last week of January is the release of salary and pension during this period, which may be delayed.
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