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Public sector bank unions decide to join national strike called on Jan 8

Workers from both the organised and unorganised sector are expected to participate in this strike

Bank employees shout slogans while protesting during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), in Mumbai (Pic: Suryakant Niwate)
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Bank employees shout slogans while protesting during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), in Mumbai (Pic: Suryakant Niwate)

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Bank unions have decided to join the national general strike which has been called on January 8, 2020. The strike has been called in protest against the central govt's labour policies and banking reforms, said the unions.

Central Trade Unions viz. INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC along with various independent Federations and Unions in different Sectors have given the call for national general strike on January 8, 2020 to protest against labour policies of the government.

The demands include, price control, creation of more jobs for unemployed youth, guaranteed right to job, right to wage, job