Gramin Bank to go on strike on Dec 10,11

Kolkata, Dec 9 (UNI) The Joint forum of Gramin Bank Unions, a apex body of seven unions and associations of officers and employees of 95 Regional Rural banks (RRB), will strike work for two days begining tomorrow, throughout the country in support of its charter of demands.

According to union sources, the demands include implementation of Banking pension settlement, parity with sponsor banks in payment of all other allowances and benefits, service conditions at per direction of the Supreme Court, continuance of compassionate appointment shceme and proper and uniform manpower planning, recruitment and promotion policy.

The Supreme Court had in its verdict on the parity of salary structure of RRB on January 2001 and March 2002 directed the Union Government to extend the parity of entire salary structure to the employees as and when the revision takes place in the banking industry. But the Centre had not yet executed the order, the unions alleged.

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