Tag: Bank strike

Chennai/Agatala/Bengaluru : Banking transactions worth about Rs 21,700 crore could not be put into effect across the country as more than 10 lakh bankers struck work on Wednesday to demand wage revision. "The strike call evoked good response. About 85,000 bank branches, including that of State Bank of India (SBI) and some private banks, spread across the country were closed," C.H. Venkatachalam, General Secretary, All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA), told IANS. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine bank unions, called for a two-day strike...