Bank strike today: ATM services, cheque clearance, other services to be hit
Bank strike on March 15: Banking services are likely to be hit at several public sector banks (PSBs) like State Bank of India (SBI), Canara Bank and Bank of Maharashtra (BoM)
BusinessToday.In | March 15, 2021 | Updated 09:32 IST
Banks have assured their customers they are taking all necessary steps to ensure the smooth running of bank offices and branches on the days of the proposed two-day bank strike
Banking services are likely to be impacted on Monday, March 15 and 16 as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a two-day nationwide strike. The strike has been called to protest against the Centre s proposal to privatise two public sector banks.
The pan-India strike on March 15-16 has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions. It has claimed that about 10 lakh bank employees and officers of the banks are participating in the strike.
Bank strike: What are main demands of protesting unions?
Bank strike on March 15: The unions had called the strike after the conciliation meeting with the Union Finance Ministry on March 4, 9 and failed
BusinessToday.In | March 15, 2021 | Updated 18:20 IST
Bank unions have been asking the government to take back the privatisation and merger plans, which are likely to cause job losses
Bank Unions are observing a nationwide strike on March 15, 16 against government s policy of privatising public sector banks (PSBs). The bank unions that come under the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) are demanding a rollback of the Centre s divestment plan aimed at garnering Rs 1.75 lakh crore for the exchequer. Besides this, the protesting unions have also raised their voice against the merger of public sector banks and retrograde banking reforms .
Read more about Banking services hit in Punjab, Haryana as unions protest privatisation on Business Standard. Employees under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions went on a two-day countrywide strike