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| Union leaders' plea to Manmohan | | | NEW DELHI
Trade union and bank union leaders on Monday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in averting the proposed three-day general strike by public sector banks from March 28 in support of their demands.
A delegation of the trade union and bank union leaders that met Dr. Singh here appealed to him to allow resumption of recruitments in public sector banks and stop outsourcing in the sector as it would affect job opportunities.
"The Prime Minister gave us a patient hearing and said he would get in touch with the Finance Minister to look into our demands," convenor of the United Forum of Bank Unions, Prafullo Kumar Patnaik said after the meeting.
The bank unions are scheduled to meet representatives of the Indian Banks Association in Mumbai on Tuesday in this regard.
According to Gurudas Dasgupta, general secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the delegation also said that the government should also agree to banks undertaking recruitment on compassionate ground in the event of the death of any employee. "This had been the practice but has been discontinued by the banks at the behest of the Government," he alleged.
He added that profit in the banking sector had increased from Rs. 13,000 crore to Rs. 39,000 crore between 2001 and now but the number of employees reduced by 60,000. Despite huge profits, no new recruitments are being made.
The UFBU, comprising nine bank unions and representing over 10 lakh employees, has also asked the government to provide a second option for bank workers wanting to opt for the pension scheme. Many employees did not join the pension scheme because of earlier stipulation that their years of services would factor in the number of days they go for a strike.
Another issue taken up by Mr. Dasgupta and Basudeb Acharia (MP) was that of large-scale termination and suspension of Bata India Ltd. employees by the management, apparently to outsource business. The Prime Minister appeared more positive on the issue and assured to look into the matter, Mr. Dasgupta said.
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