Bank Strike: Bank employees are going on strike on 30 and 31 January. The functioning of the bank branch may be affected if the bank employees go on strike. In this regard, the State Bank of India (SBI) said that the two-day strike called by the Union Forum of Bank Unions on January 30-31 may affect the workers in their branch. Bank branch employees from all over the country are going to participate in this strike of bank employees. It would be better if the customers settle their work related to the branch beforehand.
SBI said branch operations will be affected on strike day
SBI said that we have been informed by the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) that the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has issued a strike notice to the associations associated with UFBU i.e. AIBEA, AIBOC, NCBE, AIBOA etc. SBI informed the stock exchanges that AIBEA, AIBOC, NCBE, AIBOA, BEFI, INBEF and INBOC have proposed to go on a nationwide bank strike on 30 and 31 January 2023 to press for their demands.
Will be affected on 30 and 31 January
The country’s largest public sector bank has made necessary arrangements for normal functioning of the branch. However, banks have also told customers that branch operations on January 30 and 31 may be affected due to the strike.
These are the 5 demands of bank employees
AIBEA general secretary CH Venkatachalam said that the strike has been announced on January 30 and 31 to restart the bank employees’ agitation. He told that the bank employees have 5 demands. First banking, pension should be updated, many old issues, National Pension System (NPS) should be abolished, salary should be revised and recruitment should be done in all cadres.