Bank unions on Thursday deferred their proposed June 27 strike as Indian Banks' Association (IBA) agreed to initiate negotiation talks on their demands.
The United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine bank unions, including All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW) had threaten to go on strike to press for issues related to pension and demand for five-days-a-week work.
As per agreement with IBA, the negotiation talks on various pending issues would begin on July 1, AIBEA general secretary C H Venkatachalam said after a meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Labour Commissioner.
Other demands included an updation and revision of pension for all pensioners and doing away with national pension scheme and restoring old pension scheme for all bank employees. PTI
Bank unions postpone June 27 strike
Friday, 24 June 2022 | PTI
| New Delhi
Bank unions postpone June 27 strike
Friday, 24 June 2022 | PTI | New Delhi
