IANS | 28 Sep, 2023
The largest workers’ union in the banking sector, the All India Bank
Employees’ Association, has called for a series of strikes across the
nation between December 4 and January 20, 2024 demanding staff
recruitment.
“There is a deliberate attempt on the part of the
Government and banks to reduce the number of employees in clerical and
subordinate cadres in the banks and to increase the number of
supervisory staff. The idea is very clear that they want less workers
who are governed by the Industrial Disputes Act,” CH Venkatachalam,
General Secretary, All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) said.
“Similarly
we also find that there is a naked attempt to outsource the regular and
permanent jobs in the banks on contractual basis with a view to avoid
the payment of wages as per our bipartite settlement.
“Because of
this, the recruitment of clerical staff in the banks has come down
drastically year after year and there is a virtual ban on appointment of
subordinate staff and cleaning staff.
“This has resulted in a
large number of people being employed on a temporary and casual basis
without proper remuneration,” he added.
The AIBEA has announced a
strike in different nationalised and private banks from December 4-11
and from January 2-6 bankers in different states will strike work.
This will be followed by a two-day all-India bankers strike on January 19-20, 2024.
