New Delhi: A joint forum of central trade unions, which is supported by All India Bank Employees Association, has called for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29. The strike is against the policies of Central government affecting workers, farmers, and people in general.
This decision comes following a meeting on March 22 where the trade unions said that they would protest against the Centre’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-national policies”. The bank unions are protesting against the government’s plan of privatizing the public sector banks as well as the Banking Laws Amendment Bill 2021.
A statement issued by the trade unions informed that the roadways, transport workers and electricity workers have decided to join hands with them. The railways and defence sector unions, would be making mass mobilization in support of the strike at several hundreds of spots, the statement added.
The strike is likely to witness participation from various other sectors such as coal, steel, oil, telecom, postal, income tax, copper, and insurance.
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has said that banking services may get affected due to the strike. “We advise that while the bank has made necessary arrangements to ensure normal functioning in its branches and offices on the days of strike, it is likely that work in our bank may be impacted to a limited extent, by the strike,” SBI said in a regulatory filing.
This nationwide strike will however have a limited impact in West Bengal, as the government has issued a notice stating that all offices should remain open and the employees would have to mandatorily report to duty.
“In view of calls given by different trade unions for a 48-hour nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, all state government offices will remain open and employees shall report for duty on those days. Leaves to be treated as ‘dies-non’ and no salary will be admissible,” the order read.
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