SBI employees to go on strike on 6th June, Friday
24 May 2008
The country may face yet another strike by protesting employees of one more state-owned institution. Only this time, the cease work may end up inconveniencing more people than usual, considering the concerned institution is India's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI).
Employees of SBI would hold an one-day nationwide strike on 6th June to protest against the bank's management's policies on various issues including that of the pension scheme and Indian Banks Association's reluctance to take forward the employees' demands, an employee union official said.
"We will hold a one-day nationwide token strike on June 6. The IBA, despite having signed an agreement on various issues three months back, has not taken any significant steps to find solutions to the employees' problems," All India State Bank Officer's Federation's general secretary G D Nadaf said in Mumbai yesterday.
Apart from the pension scheme, other demands include recruitment of officers, regulated working hours for officers and termination of staff-outsourcing, Nadaf added.
