Bank strike next week: ATMs likely to be affected
New Delhi, Jan 03: There is likely to be a bank strike next week. Several unions have decided to protest against the economic policies of the government.
Several bank unions have decided to join the all India general strike next week. The strike is expected to be held on January 8, 2020.
As a result of this strike, normal banking services and ATMs are likely to be get affected. Services like net banking are unlikely to get affected.
It may be recalled that the All India Bank Officers' Confederation general secretary Soumya Datta had asked members to not demand or accept any keys or perform any clerical durries on the day of the strike.
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The
employees
are
protesting
against
the
banking
reforms
and
bank
mergers
apart
from
demanding
a
salary
hike.
"Our
legitimate
demand
for
wage
revision
for
bank
employees
and
officers
is
being
unduly
delayed.
Employees
recruited
after
April,
2010
are
deprived
of
defined
pension
benefit.
Our
genuine
demands
like
5
Day
Banking,
etc.
are
being
ignored
by
the
Government.
Employees
and
officers
are
suffering
from
the
heavy
workload
and
adequate
recruitment
is
not
being
made
in
banks," a
strike
notice
read.