10 lakh employees to join two-day banking strike: AIBEA

Strike has been called by all the central trade unions

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) today said that around 10 lakh bank employees and officers working in banks in various segments would join its two day nationwide general strike on February 20 and 21, 2013.

The strike, "to protest against the central government's anti-people, anti-labour and the pro-corporate neo-liberal economic policies", has been called for by all the cental trade unions, said an announcement from the association.

"While the Government is so keen to bail out corporates, it has no time or intention to mitigate the sufferings of the people and working masses. Hence this strike has become necessary to express our serious concern and opposition and to demand remedial measures," added AIBEA announcement.

The Association would join the strike under the banner of United Forum of Bank Unions comprising of all the nine bank unions in the country. The strike in support of the 10 point Charter of Demands of Central Trade Unions and other demands include control alarming price rise, stop anti-labour policies and hands off trade union rights, stop banking reforms, stop outsourcing, provide early wage revision and settle pending issues like compassionate appointment scheme.