The strike has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), with the implementation of a five-day banking week among its key demands. At present, bank employees get holidays on the second and fourth Saturdays, while other Saturdays remain working days. The unions are also seeking changes related to pension benefits and other service-related issues.
Bank Strike September 28-30 : Bank customers across India could face disruption in branch-based services as bank unions are set to observe a three-day nationwide strike from September 28 to 30.
The Finance Ministry said all public sector banks and regional rural banks would function normally on Sunday, with RBI approval for bank branches, offices, ATM-linked branches and currency chests to remain operational. So, if you have any urgent paperwork, cash-related work or other branch-dependent banking task pending, today is the last opportunity before the strike begins on Monday, subject to your bank branch’s local arrangements.
The move was aimed at helping customers complete urgent banking work before the three-day strike.
