Bank unions are taking part in the walkout to oppose the government’s plan to privatize public sector banks and the Banking Laws Amendment Bill 2021.
A federation of leading trade unions have called for a countrywide strike to protest Central Government policies affecting employees on Monday and Tuesday.
According to the All India Bank Employees Association on Facebook, the banking sector will join the strike.
Following a meeting of the joint platform of central trade unions on March 22, 2022, the demand for a nationwide strike was issued. Following a review of preparations in various states, the unions announced a two-day all-India strike against the central government’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies.”
Bank unions are taking part in the walkout to oppose the government’s plan to privatize public sector banks and the Banking Laws Amendment Bill 2021.
The State Bank of India has released a statement notifying consumers that banking services may be disrupted on March 28 and 29.
Banks’ pensions for personnel set to retire would be unaffected if they participated in the walkout.
Workers from other industries, including coal, steel, oil, telecommunications, postal, income tax, copper, and insurance, are likely to join the walkout.
Unions in the trains and defense sectors planned to mobilize to support the strike at hundreds of locations across the country.
The authored article is written by Darshana Joshi and shared with Prittle Prattle News exclusively.
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