United Forum of Bank Unions

Timelines

31 Jan 2020

Banks go on a strike: Which services would be affected?

Across India, banking services are expected to be impacted greatly this weekend as bank unions go on strike from today (January 31, 2020).

15 Jan 2020

Bank unions announce nationwide strike on Jan 31, Feb 1

Bank employee unions on Wednesday announced a two-day nationwide strike starting January 31.

08 Jan 2019

#BharatBandh: How banking services will get affected

With the two-day nationwide general strike having commenced, banking services across India could be affected as a significant chunk of government bank employees have joined in on the strike.

23 Dec 2018

There could be a nation-wide bank strike on December 26

Almost one million bank employees, including those of private banks, have called for a one-day-long nation-wide strike on December 26 to protest against the proposed merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda.

14 Dec 2018

Banks could remain shut for 5-days in December: Details here

Your bank related work could take a hit for a few days in December as officials are likely to go on strike.

27 Jul 2018

State-run banks mull performance-linked pay for employees at the top

In a rare move, state-run banks State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bank of Baroda (BoB) are mulling a performance-linked salary structure for employees at the top.

30 May 2018

Salaries to be delayed as 10L bank-employees strike on pay-day

Banking services will be hit hard today and tomorrow as over 10L employees of state-run banks go on a 48-hour strike.

29 May 2018

Bank-services to be hit as 10L employees launch 48-hour strike

Banking services are likely to be affected on May 30-31 after as over 10L employees of state-run banks go on a 48-hour strike.

09 Mar 2018

Bank unions to organize dharna in Delhi on 21 March

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on Friday said it would organize a "massive" dharna in Delhi on 21 March in support of its demands, said a report.

22 Aug 2017

Bank union go on strike, services hit

All nine unions of the United Forum of Bank Unions are going on a strike today. According to leaders, that's 10 lakh bank employees at 1,32,000 branches.

01 Mar 2017

Bank strike paralyses operations across the country

Operations were severely hit as public sector banks remained shut and ATMs went dry during the one-day strike by United Forum of Bank Unions. Private banks functioned as usual.

28 Feb 2017

Government banks on strike today, wage hike among other demands

Nine bank unions today held a day-long protest over several demands, including wage revision and accountability of top executives, in view of mounting bad loans in the banking sector.