 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 22: United Forum of Bank Unions consisting of 9 Unions of bank employees and officers viz. All India Bank Employees' Association-AIBEA, All India Bank Officers Confederation-AIBOC, National Confederation of Bank Employees-NCBE, All India Bank Officers association-AIBOA, Bank Employees Federation of India-BEFI, Indian National Bank Employees Federation-INBEF, Indian National Bank Officers Congress-INBOC, National Organization of Bank Workers-NOBW, National Organization of Bank Officers-NOBO has issued the call for All India Bank Strike on the 27th January, 2026 by 8 lacs bank employees and officers working in Public sector banks, Private sector banks, Foreign banks, Regional Rural Banks and Co-op. Banks.
UFBU demands Approval of the Government for implementation of 5 Day work week in Banking Industry and declaring the remaining Saturdays (at present 2nd and 4th Saturdays are already holidays for Banks) as holidays as recommended by the Indian Banks' Association based on the Memorandum of Understandings signed between IBA and UFBU on 7- 12-2023 and as agreed in the Settlement /Joint Note dated 8-3-2024.
From the United Forum of Bank Unions, we have been demanding the introduction of 5 working days per week in the banking sector. In the 10th Bipartite Settlement / 7th Joint Note signed in 2015, it was agreed by IBA and Government and accordingly, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month are being declared as holidays while the other Saturdays are full working days instead of half a day working.
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