Bank Strike Postponed
The bank strike on 26th & 27th September 2019 had everyone worried as it would severely hitbanking facilities and ATMs across the nation. However, citizens can now rest assured knowing that the strike
A bank strike was supposed to take place on 26th & 27th September. The four unions that were part of the strike are , All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Officers' Association (AIBOA), Indian National Bank Officers' Congress (INBOC) and National Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO). 4 lakh bank employees are supporting the unions. People were very worried as 28th September is 4th Saturday which is a bank holiday, 29th is Sunday and 30th is the half yearly bank closing. Also 2nd October is gandhi Jayanti is a public holiday. If the strike occurred on the 26th and 27th Sept then the banks would be shut for a long time and even ATMs would be closed.
However there is good news now. Banks Unions had a meeting with the Union Finance Secretary [Box 04 Rajiv Kumar, the strike has now been cancelled. The unions spoke about points such as bank mergers, increase in salary, saturday sunday leave, problems about retired employees, etc. The unions have said that if their demands are not met they will again go on strike.
