The strike has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions representing bank officers and employees, after conciliation meetings with the chief labour commissioner on January 22 and 23 failed to yield any assurance on their demand, union leaders said.With banks already closed on January 23 (Basant Panchami), January 24 (fourth Saturday), January 25 (Sunday) and January 26 (Republic Day), the strike on January 27 is expected to disrupt branch-level services for five ...

The strike, called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU)—an umbrella body of nine unions representing bank officers and employees—comes after a conciliation meeting with the chief labour commissioner on January 23 failed to yield an assurance on their demand.With banks already closed on January 25 (Sunday) and January 26 (Republic Day), the strike on January 27 is expected to disrupt branch-level services for three consecutive days.“Despite detailed discussions during the conciliation proceedings, there ...