The strike call given by the UFBU, an umbrella body of seven unions representing 90 per cent of officer and employee strength, did not impact the functioning of private sector banks.
NEW DELHI: Banking services, especially at public sector banks across the country, were impacted on Friday after the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) called a nationwide strike to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues.
The strike call given by the UFBU, an umbrella body of seven unions representing 90 per cent of officer and employee strength, did not impact the functioning of private sector banks.
Most branches of public sector banks across the country were either completely or partially closed as both employees and officers observed the strike.
A nationwide bank strike over the demand for implementing a five-day work week and other pending issues brought operations to a halt at around 7,000 branches in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, affecting daily business worth around Rs 5,500 crore, a bank employees’ organisation said.
Madhya Pradesh Bank Employees Association chairman Mohankrishna Shukla told PTI that around 42,000 employees and officers from nearly 7,000 of the state’s 8,707 bank branches joined the strike.
Employees of 12 public sector banks, various regional rural banks and cooperative banks participated in the strike, he said.