All India Bank employees to go on strike from December 4; banking services may be hit

The All India Bank Employee Association (AIBEA) have announced a series of strikes beginning December 4th. These strikes will be staggered until January 20th. This strike will effect both private and public banks across the country. A notification to this effect has been released by the AIBEA

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All India Bank Strike - Reasons for the strike 

The association has announced a strike, demanding the following

• Adequate recruitment of Award staff in all the banks
• No outsourcing of permanent jobs in Banks
• Stop violations of provisions of BP settlement relating to outsourcing

BP or Bipartite settlement is an agreement signed between IBA and the association on salary, allowances and service conditions revision

All India Strike Dates 

4 Dec 2023: PNB, Punjab & Sindh Bank, SBI

5 Dec 2023: Bank of Baroda and Bank of India

6 Dec 2023: Canara Bank and Central Bank of India

7 Dec 2023: Indian Bank and UCO Bank

8 Dec 2023: Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra

11 Dec 2023: All private banks

2 Jan 2024: Strike by all employees of all banks in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshwadeep

3 Jan 2024: Strike by all employees of all banks in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadar, Daman, Diu

4 Jan 2024: Strike by all employees of banks in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

5 Jan 2024: Strike by all employees of all Banks in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, J&K, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh

6 Jan 2024: West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim

19 & 20 Jan 2024: 2 days continuous All India strike in all Banks

The strike is likely to cause disruptions in banking services across the country as a result.