(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: Banking operations at public sector banks across the country have been partially affected on Thursday after the involvement of some bank unions in a one-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions. Foreign and government transactions in public sector banks and cash transactions including withdrawals and deposits in branches have been affected.
This is more in places where the unions participating in the strike are stronger. However, work is being done at the State Bank of India and private sector banks. Except for the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, ten central trade unions are going on a nationwide strike in protest against various government policies. Several lenders, including Bank of Maharashtra, had already informed customers that normal work in branches and offices could be disrupted due to the strike. The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA), and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) are participating in this strike. Apart from this, the All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) has also supported the strike.
The AIBEA said in a statement, ‘The Lok Sabha has recently passed three new labor laws in the name of ease of doing business.
This is entirely in the corporate interest.
Around 75 percent of the employees have been excluded from the purview of labor laws and they have no legal protection under the new laws. The strike has been called by Ten Central Trade Unions Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Center for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Center (AIUTUC), the Co-Ordination Center (TUCC), Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEVA), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Labor Progressive Federation (LPF) and United Trade Union Congress (UTUC).
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