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Banking services hit across country due to 2-day bank strike
The two-day strike called by bank employees union, ending Tuesday, severely hit banking services across the country. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella organisation of nine bank unions, had called the two-day strike to protest against the Centre s decision to privatise public sector banks.
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The main reason for the strike is privatisation of public sector banks and bank unions are opposed to it.
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Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 06:59 AM IST
With nearly 10 lakh bank employees on a strike opposing the privatization of the country s public sector banks, we at Zee News feel it is our duty to make their voices heard.
The two-day strike was called on behalf of the United Forum of Bank Unions, a group of nine organizations of banks and as per reports, nearly 10 lakh bank employees participated in the strike.
Bank strike: Cheques worth Rs 16,500 crore stuck
Bank strike: Cheques worth Rs 16,500 crore stuck
Last Updated: Wed, Mar 17th, 2021, 10:21:28hrs
Chennai: The two-day nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Union in protest against privatisation of the government banks began on Monday.
The leader of a major union claimed total success impacting the clearance of two crore cheques/instruments worth about Rs 16,500 crore. On an average, about 2 crore cheques/instruments worth about Rs 16,500 crore are held up for clearance. Government treasury operations and all normal banking transactions have been affected, C.H. Venkatachalam, General Secretary, All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) said.
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