New Delhi: Planning to get your bank-related work done at the end of the month? Then you should settle it beforehand. As you might have trouble handling bank work from January 28 to January 31. This is because the Bank Union has decided to go on strike for 2 days.
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As January 28 is the fourth Saturday of the month, banks will remain closed. Along with this January 29 being a Sunday, all banks across the country will remain closed. Then on the 30th and 31st, banks unions are planning to go on a strike, due to which customers might have to face problems for 4 consecutive days.
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of several bank unions, has decided to go on a two-day strike from January 30 to pressurise the government to comply with their demands.
Speaking further on the issue, CH Venkatachalam, General Secretary of All India Bank Employees Association told IANS that a UFBU meeting was held in Mumbai on Thursday, as there was no response from Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on their demands despite letters, thus, it was decided to call for strike on January 30 and 31.
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Why are they planning a strike?
According to him, the strike is to press for demands of the bank union which are that the banking work should be done for 5 days. There should be an update on the pension. They are also seeking abolishment of the National Pension System (NPS).
One of their demands also include an Immediate action on the negotiation of charter of demands for wage revision. To initiate the recruitment process in all the cadres.
