The two-day pan-India bank strike ended on Tuesday, with the disruption in services including cash withdrawals, deposits, loan disbursements and cheque clearances hitting customers hard across Maharashtra. Around 50,000 members belonging to various bank unions, under the joint platform of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), stayed away from work during the strike on March 15-16 across the state, union leaders claimed. The forum was protesting privatisation of two more government-owned banks, as announced in the Union Budget for fiscal 2021-22. Today (Tuesday) also, as per reports from our unions in various states, the strike has been successful. Overwhelming majority of the bank branches remain closed, All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C H Venkatachalam said in a statement.
Two-day bank strike ends, unions threaten to intensify stir if public sector banks privatised
Two-day bank strike ends, unions threaten to intensify stir if public sector banks privatised
The two-day nationwide strike by the public sector bank (PSB) unions against the central government s policy to privatise public sector banks concluded on Tuesday.
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The two-day nationwide strike by the public sector bank (PSB) unions against the central government s policy to privatise public sector banks concluded on Tuesday.
While banking services such as cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances and remittances were disrupted, business transactions as well as government treasury operations were also affected due to the strike.
Banks remain shut on the second day, in the wake of a two-day nationwide strike. (Photo/ANI)
Strike called by UFBU enters Day 2, banks remain shut in Mumbai, Panchkula, Siliguri ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 12:35 IST
Mumbai, Panchkula, Siliguri (Maharashtra, Haryana, West Bengal) [India], March 16 (ANI): Bank employees continued with their nationwide strike on Tuesday, for the second day, following the call of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). Like all other parts of the country, it has impacted services and operations in Mumbai, Panchkula and Siliguri.
The strike called by the UFBU against privatisation of Public Sector Banks and retrograde banking reforms .
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