Banking Union to go on strike from December 4 against job outsourcing: AIBEA General Secretary, C H Venkatachalam
Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Punjab & Sind Bank will go on strike on 4 December, followed by employees of Bank of Baroda and Bank of India on 5 December. Employees of Canara Bank and Central Bank of India will be on strike on 7 December, and employees of Union Bank of India and Bank of Maharashtra will be on strike on 8 December.
On 11 December, private banks will go on strike. Among its demands is stopping the outsourcing of permanent jobs in banks and ensuring adequate recruitment of Award Staff in banks, according to the All India Bank Employee Association.
In addition to the reduction in recruitment at lower levels, AIBEA general secretary C H Venkatachalam had earlier stated that outsourcing jobs is putting customers' privacy and their money at risk. There are also some banks that violate the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act.
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