Two-Day Strike To Oppose Privatisation Of Banks

Bhubaneswar: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, has called for a two-day strike from March 15.

They are protesting against the proposed privatization of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) announced in the Union Budget last week.

The meeting of UFBU held on Tuesday decided to oppose the government’s decision to privatise banks, All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) general secretary C H Venkatachalam was quoted as saying by the PTI.

UFBU includes All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA) and Bank Employees Confederation of India (BEFI).