Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Dec 20: National president of Syndicate Bank Officers Association, U Shashidhar Shetty, has informed that All India Bank Officers Confederation has given a call for nation-wide strike of bank staff in pursuance of their demand for fulfillment of various demands.
The demands of bank officers include implementation of the 11th bipartite settlement relating to salary and perks, giving effect to wage revision at the earliest, striking a balance in the duties and work of officers, giving effect to five-day-week in banks, upward revision of pension of retired bank officials, giving preference to basic banking transactions, banning marketing of non-banking products, cancellation of New Pension Scheme and give effect to specific pension etc.
The strike also aims at registering protest against merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, and hike in health insurance premium of retired employees, Shetty explained at a press meet held on Wednesday December 19.
Office bearers of the association, Shankar Kundapur, Rakesh, Avinash Hegde, Dinesh Pai and Aravind Shetty were present.