"nationwide-strike"

Millions of bank workers across India will join nationwide strike on July 9 as unions protest labour reforms and privatisation of public institutions

New Delhi: Some of the essential services related to banking, transportation, railways and electricity are likely to be impacted during a two-day nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions beginning Monday. Talking to PTI, All Indian Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur said, “We are expecting participation of over 20 […]

New Delhi: The banks will observe a nationwide strike on Monday (March 28) and Tuesday (March 29) to protest against the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, and oppose the privatisation of public sector banks. The decision to go on a strike was taken by a joint forum of central trade unions. The All India Bank […]

UFBU, consisting of nine bank unions had given the strike call to protest against the government's decision to privatise two more public sector lenders

However, branches of private sector lenders like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank are open as they are not part of the strike.

The unions had called a nationwide strike on November 26 to protest against recently passed labour codes as well as farm laws, among other issues. 

Activists of trade unions including AITUC, INTUC, CITU, HMS and others took out rallies besides staging dharnas at coal mines

RJD joined the one-day 'Bharat Bandh' called by the central trade unions as party workers blocked roads in Vaishali district

All government offices and major business establishments remained closed across Kerala, the lone state in the country ruled by a Marxist government.

Bank employees affiliated to All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE) and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) are supporting the strike.