Bank Employees To Strike Work for 13 Days between 4th December – 20th January

IANS 27 September 2023

The largest workers’ union in the banking sector, the All India Bank Employees’ Association, has called for a series of strikes across the nation between 4th December and 20 January 2024 demanding staff recruitment.

“There is a deliberate attempt on the part of the Government and banks to reduce the number of employees in clerical and subordinate cadres in the banks and to increase the number of supervisory staff. The idea is very clear that they want less workers who are governed by the Industrial Disputes Act,” CH Venkatachalam, general secretary, All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) said.

“Similarly we also find that there is a naked attempt to outsource the regular and permanent jobs in the banks on contractual basis with a view to avoid the payment of wages as per our bipartite settlement.

“Because of this, the recruitment of clerical staff in the banks has come down drastically year after year and there is a virtual ban on appointment of subordinate staff and cleaning staff.

“This has resulted in a large number of people being employed on a temporary and casual basis without proper remuneration,” he added.

The AIBEA has announced a strike in different nationalised and private banks from 4-11 December and from 2-6 January bankers in different states will strike work.

This will be followed by a two-day all-India bankers strike on 19-20 January 2024.

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spicesich

12 months ago

IF THE CUSTOMER IS NOT AFFECTED, THEN GO ON STRIKE. CUSTOMER IS HAPPY WITH DIGITAL FACELESS BANKING. IT IS HIGH TIME STRIKES IN ANY PUBLIC UTILITY BE PROHIBITED. IT IS THE TENDENCY OF UNIONS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC AT RANSOM TO PRESS THEIR DEMAND. ANY LOSS TO THE ORGANISATION BE COMPENSATED BY UNIONS.