Two-day strike successful claim bank unions, customers left in the lurch
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): The National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW), one of the several unions that had given the call for a countrywide two-day bank strike, claimed on Thursday that the strike has been a 'total success', according to a release issued by it.
The strike, which spread over Wednesday and Thursday, was called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) an umbrella organization of nine bank unions - National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW), National Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO), All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI), All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA), Indian National Bank Employees Federation (INBEF) and Indian National Bank Officers Congress (INBOC).
According to NOBW, 10 Lakh bank employees and officers of the 21 Public Sector Banks, Old Generation Private Banks and Foreign Banks joined the strike call for the demand of early wage revision and against the 2 per cent offer of wage hike given by Indian Bank Association (IBA).
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On May 28, 2018, the Chief Labour Commissioner had called a conciliation meeting to avert the proposed strike.
According to NOBW, Indian Banks Association (IBA) has not given any revised offer for wage revision United Forum of Bank. Bank employees wage revision is due with effect from Nov 1, 2017.
A charter of demand was submitted by Unions in July 2017, the release said.
After the strike, according to NOBW, bank unions will decide the future course of action and it may go for an indefinite strike.
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