State-Run Banks To Remain Shut For Two Days This Week As Strike Deferred ndtv.com

Trade unions of state-run bank staff on Monday called off a two-day strike scheduled for this week. Four unions had called a 48-hour bank strike to protest against the mega merger of public sector lender announced by the government and demand for a wage revision. In a joint statement dated September 23, the four trade unions said the decision to defer the strike followed assurance from Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar who would look into their concerns. A strike on Thursday and Friday would have led to a four-day disruption in banking operations, with Saturday and Sunday being holidays.