Bank Strike Against Mergers

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today assured that not all banks will be privatised and wherever it happens, the interest of the employees will be protected.

Thousands of bankers of public and private sector refused to report to work on Tuesday in Patna and Bengaluru protesting the merger of ten government banks into four.

Banking services were affected on Tuesday after two bank unions called for a one-day nationwide strike to oppose the government's move to merge public-sector lenders. Services like cash deposit and withdrawal at the counter and cheque clearances were impacted due to the strike by banking staff. However, public sectors bank branches in urban areas o...

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) have proposed an all-India strike on October 22 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 state-run lenders into four.

Two trade unions of bank employees have proposed an all-India strike on October 22 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 state-run lenders into four. "We can easily understand that mergers are a prelude to privatisation of banks and hence we need to vehemently oppose such moves," the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) said in ...

Bank strike: The strike has been called by the All India Bank Employees Association (AlBEA) and the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI).

Trade unions of state-run bank staff on Monday called off a two-day strike scheduled for this week. Four unions had called a 48-hour bank strike to protest against the mega merger of public sector lender announced by the government and demand for a wage revision. In a joint statement dated September 23, the four trade unions said the decision to de...

Around four lakh bank employees across the country are set to go on a strike on September 26-27 to protest against the merger of public sector banks.

Bank strike 2019: Bank strike to lead to four-day bank holiday: The two-day strike will begin on the midnight of September 25. The unions have also mentioned an indefinite stir from the second week of November - to protest against the merger plan involving 10 nationalised banks.

A union leader also said that the nationalised banks will further observe indefinite strike from the second week of November to press for their demands.

Operations at public sector banks across the country were impacted today due to a strike called by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

Services of state-owned banks are expected to be impacted on Wednesday due to a nation-wide strike call given by unions to protest against the proposed amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

Bank employees have called a strike on Wednesday, December 26, a day after the December 25 holiday for Christmas. With the failure of conciliation talks, about 10 lakh employees in private and government banks would go on strike on December 26 protesting against the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, trade union All India Bank Emp...

The bankers are protesting against the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank.

The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained a section of public sector bank employees from going on strike from the next day to protest against the proposed merger of State Bank of India associates and privatisation of IDBI Bank.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman today assured that not all banks will be privatised and wherever it happens, the interest of the employees will be protected.

Thousands of bankers of public and private sector refused to report to work on Tuesday in Patna and Bengaluru protesting the merger of ten government banks into four.

Banking services were affected on Tuesday after two bank unions called for a one-day nationwide strike to oppose the government's move to merge public-sector lenders. Services like cash deposit and withdrawal at the counter and cheque clearances were impacted due to the strike by banking staff. However, public sectors bank branches in urban areas o...

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) have proposed an all-India strike on October 22 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 state-run lenders into four.

Two trade unions of bank employees have proposed an all-India strike on October 22 to protest against the announced consolidation of 10 state-run lenders into four. "We can easily understand that mergers are a prelude to privatisation of banks and hence we need to vehemently oppose such moves," the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) said in ...

Bank strike: The strike has been called by the All India Bank Employees Association (AlBEA) and the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI).

Trade unions of state-run bank staff on Monday called off a two-day strike scheduled for this week. Four unions had called a 48-hour bank strike to protest against the mega merger of public sector lender announced by the government and demand for a wage revision. In a joint statement dated September 23, the four trade unions said the decision to de...

Around four lakh bank employees across the country are set to go on a strike on September 26-27 to protest against the merger of public sector banks.

Bank strike 2019: Bank strike to lead to four-day bank holiday: The two-day strike will begin on the midnight of September 25. The unions have also mentioned an indefinite stir from the second week of November - to protest against the merger plan involving 10 nationalised banks.

A union leader also said that the nationalised banks will further observe indefinite strike from the second week of November to press for their demands.

Operations at public sector banks across the country were impacted today due to a strike called by unions against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

Services of state-owned banks are expected to be impacted on Wednesday due to a nation-wide strike call given by unions to protest against the proposed amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

Bank employees have called a strike on Wednesday, December 26, a day after the December 25 holiday for Christmas. With the failure of conciliation talks, about 10 lakh employees in private and government banks would go on strike on December 26 protesting against the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, trade union All India Bank Emp...

The bankers are protesting against the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank.

The Delhi High Court on Monday restrained a section of public sector bank employees from going on strike from the next day to protest against the proposed merger of State Bank of India associates and privatisation of IDBI Bank.