New Delhi/Chandigarh: Four unions of officers of public sector banks have threatened to go on a two-day strike September 26 and 27 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 state-run lenders into four. This was disclosed Thursday by the general secretary of AIBOC (Chandigarh), Deepal Kumar Sharma in Chandigarh.
In a notice serviced to the Indian Banks’ Association, the officers’ unions said that they propose to go on strike to protest against mergers and amalgamations in the banking sector. The government August 30 had announced consolidation of 10 large public sector banks into four.
A union leader also said that the nationalised banks will further observe indefinite strike from the second week of November to press for their demands.
All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA), Indian National Bank Officers’ Congress (INBOC), National Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO) have jointly served the strike notice.
Among other demands, the unions are also seeking immediate introduction of five-day week in full and reduction of cash transaction hours and regulated working hours.
The unions have also demanded halting of undue interference in the existing procedure of vigilance cases by outside agencies, settlement of issues pertaining to retirees, adequate recruitment, scrapping of NPS, reduction of service charges for consumers and harassing of officers under plea of non-performance.
PTI