Bank unions plan three-day strike after no five-day-week assurance
The United Forum of Bank Unions says the Finance Ministry has not committed to introducing a five-day banking week. The group, which says it represents 90% of banking employees, has decided to begin a three-day strike on September 28 while pursuing that and other demands.
The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to begin a three-day strike on September 28, The Hindu reports. The unions are seeking a five-day banking week among other demands. Their decision followed what the report describes as the Finance Ministry’s failure to give a commitment on introducing the arrangement.
The UFBU claims to represent 90% of the banking workforce. The supplied material does not identify the participating unions, specify the other demands or explain how banking services will be affected during the proposed action. It also does not say whether negotiations with the ministry or bank management will continue before the strike begins.
No response from the Finance Ministry, individual banks or customers is included. The proposed action therefore centres on the demand to move from the existing banking schedule to five working days, alongside additional issues not detailed in the available report. The report gives September 28 as the planned start date but does not state the strike’s end date beyond describing it as a three-day action.
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