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Bank Unions Plan All-India Strike on August 22
August 10, 2017
To raise voice against the merger of various public sector banks (PSBs) and privatization of the industry, bank employee unions have called for a national strike on August 22, confirmed by a union leader himself.
C H Venkatachalam, who is the General Secretary of All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) said that AIBEA, which comprises of 9 bank unions, has called for an all-India strike to protest against privatization of PSBs and consolidation of the banks and will be joined by as many as 10 lakh employees. He also said that a second strike will also be conducted sometime in October or November.