Banks to shut down operations across country on Dec 21
Udupi, Dec 19: Seeking fulfillment of their various demands and to solve their problems, All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOC) has called for a banks strike across the country on December 21.
Syndicate Bank Officers Association national president and AIBOC joint general secretary U Shashidhar Shetty told reporters here on Wednesday that “we have been protesting against the atrocities on bank officials across the country and we are also opposing the unilateral decision to cut the medical facilities for the bank officers”.
Demands
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Complete mandate should be implemented
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11th second pay agreement should be implemented
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Salary of the employees should be revised shortly and completely
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To balance the work, five-day working week should be implemented
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Reforms in family pension and revision in retired bank employees pension
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Priority for basic bank business and ban on selling non-banking products
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Abolish new pension scheme and implement suitable pension scheme
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Removal of disparity in all facilities including pension between regional and nationalized banks
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Merger of Vijaya, Dena and Bank of Baroda banks should be cancelled
Shankar Kundapur of Syndicate Bank, Rakesh of Canara Bank, Avinash of Vijaya Bank, and Jayaprakash of Corporation Bank were present at the press conference.
Five days holiday: Close your bank transactions by Thursday
As the banks will remain close for another four-five days after all India bank strike, customers should think of completing all banking transactions on Thursday. The bank officers association has called for a strike on Friday, Saturday (Dec 22) is the last Saturday of the month, Dec 23 is Sunday, Dec 25 is Christmas holiday and UFBU bank has given call for strike on Dec 26 and on that day, it is unlikely to open the banks. So, the banks will operate only on Monday, December 24.
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Bank unions firm on March 24-25 strike as talks with IBA fail
Kolkata, Mar 14 (PTI): The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on Thursday said its two-day nationwide strike on March 24 and 25 will be observed as scheduled since discussions with the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) over key demands failed to yield any positive outcome.
In a meeting with the IBA, all UFBU constituents raised issues, including recruitment in all cadres and a five-day workweek. Still, the key issues remained unresolved, National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE) General Secretary L Chandrasekhar said.
The UFBU, an umbrella body of nine bank employees' associations, earlier announced the strike to press for these demands which included filling up the workmen and officer director posts in public sector banks.
The unions have also sought the withdrawal of recent directives from the Department of Financial Services (DFS) regarding performance reviews and performance-linked incentives, alleging that such measures threaten job security and create employees.
The UFBU has further opposed what it calls "micro-management" of public sector banks by the DFS, arguing that such interventions undermine the autonomy of bank boards.
Other demands include resolving residual issues with the IBA and amending the Gratuity Act to raise the ceiling to Rs 25 lakh, aligning it with the scheme for government employees and seeking exemption from income tax.
The UFBU comprises major bank unions, including the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), and All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA).
