Curated By: Business Desk
Last Updated: November 17, 2023, 10:27 IST
The workers’ demand encompasses enough recruitment of ‘award employees’ in all banks.
The nationwide strike is more likely to lead to widespread disruptions to banking companies.
The All India Bank Employee Association (AIBEA) has introduced a sequence of nationwide strikes beginning December 4, extending with staggered strike dates till January 20. These strikes are anticipated to impression quite a few banks nationwide, encompassing each authorities and personal establishments. As per the affiliation’s notification, a six-day strike is scheduled in December, with completely different banks affected on designated dates.
December
On December 4, the strike will impression Punjab National Bank (PNB), State Bank of India (SBI), and Punjab & Sind Bank. Following this schedule, on December 5, the Bank of Baroda and the Bank of India might be affected. December 6 will witness strikes at Canara Bank and Central Bank of India, whereas December 7 will impression Indian Bank and UCO Bank. Moving ahead, Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra might be on strike on December 8. Additionally, on December 11, non-public banks are set to hitch the nationwide strike.
January
On January 2, financial institution workers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andaman-Nicobar, and Lakshadweep might be on strike. January 3 will witness a financial institution strike in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadar, Daman, and Diu. January 4 will see strikes in all banks in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. January 5 will result in the closure of all banks in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. On January 6, a strike involving all banks will happen in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim. Finally, on January 19 and 20, workers of all banks nationwide might be on strike.
The workers’ calls for embody enough recruitment of ‘award staff’ in all banks and a cessation of outsourcing everlasting jobs within the banking sector. AIBEA General Secretary C.H. Venkatachalam has emphasised that the outsourcing of jobs by sure banks not solely jeopardizes buyer privateness and funds but in addition results in a decline in recruitment on the decrease ranges.
Certain banks are reportedly violating the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, with situations the place administration, regardless of intervention by labour authorities, has disregarded the recommendation, breached provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, and imposed involuntary transfers on workers, as highlighted by AIBEA General Secretary C.H. Venkatachalam.
The nationwide strike is more likely to lead to widespread disruptions to banking companies, with clients doubtlessly dealing with difficulties accessing varied companies throughout a number of branches as a result of absence of workers.
