| Bank employees go on 48 hrs strike, people facing problems | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 30: The bank employees went on 48 hours strike across India from today, which has created lots of problems for the people.
A large number of bank employees under the banner of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), a forum comprising of 9 Unions an Associations representing a million strong membership of officers and employees working in Public Sector Banks, Old Generation Private Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Banks in the Country assembled at Bahu Plaza and held protest. The agitators raised slogans against the Govt and IBA and demanded immediate settlement of their demands.
Due to strike by the bank employees, the people are facing lots of problems.
Addressing the bank employees, Suresh Wali, State Secretary, AIBOC, J&K said that they are agitating against the lackadaisical attitude exhibited by the Government of India and IBA combine in addressing their long pending demand of a meaningful and decent wage revision. Wage revision in the Banking industry has fallen due from November 1, 2017, for which a charter of demands was submitted to IBA in the mid of 2017, but despite UFBU demanding an early settlement of wage revision negotiations, Government and IBA has shown no interest in addressing the demands of UFBU
Suresh Wali highlighted the vital role played by the Banking industry in the economic growth of the country. He said that India today is the fastest growing economy of the world and the Banking Industry has played a pivotal role in the economic growth, adding that all Government welfare schemes have been launched by the banks. He warned the Government that if the demands were not met in the near future, the bank employees will go on indefinite strike, without any fare of a wage cut which they face whenever they are on strike.
Among others who addressed the gathering included Sh. Sham Lal Hans, Circle President SBI Staff Association Chandigarh Circle, Sh. Satish Khajuria, President AIBOC, JK Unit, Sh Sandeep Gupta, Canara Bank officers' Association and Sh Kunal Singh Dogra from BOI Officers' Association. |
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