Nationwide Strike Disrupts Public Sector Banks in India Over Five-Day Work Week Demand
New Delhi. Operations at public sector banks across India were affected on Tuesday after the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) called for a nationwide strike demanding a five-day work week.
UFBU is a joint forum representing nine unions of bank officers and employees. The strike was called after a conciliation meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner on January 23 ended inconclusively.
“When the government did not agree to our demands and no positive outcome was achieved, we were forced to go on strike,” All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) General Secretary CH Venkatachalam told news agency PTI.
He added, “Bank employees and officers are extremely angry because they are being discriminated against only.” Due to the strike, most public sector bank branches across the country remained completely closed or partially open.
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