The State Bank of India’s (SBI’s) officers will stay away from tomorrow’s general strike, while most public sector bank employees will participate in agitation to protest a host of issues, including providing more room for foreign banks in the country.
Bank Officers will not join the General Strike call given by Central Trade Unions, tomorrow, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation has decided to extend fraternal support, said All India State Bank Officers’ Federation and All India Bank Officers’ Confederation General Secretary G D Nadaf.
Chennai-based public sector lender Indian Bank, informed stock exchanges that All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) had given a call for observance of a strike on September 7, in support and endorsement of the strike call given by the National Trade Convention organised by various trade unions. The strike would also protest an amendment in the Banking Regulation Act section 12(2).
