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Sunday, 16 July 2017
strike
10:29
RRB employees to observe one-day strike on June 30
RRB employees to observe one-day strike on June 30
KOLKATA: Regional rural bank (RRB) employees are going to observe a one-day all-India strike on Friday demanding parity in pension and promotion rules with staff of nationalised bank, which are their promoter.
They are also opposing privatisation and formation of state-level RRBs.
Their employees organisation -- the All India Regional Rural Bank Employees Association -- said that a majority of the 90000-strong workforce in RRBs, is going to participate in strike.
Source:Economic Times
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
Saturday, 21 January 2017
strike
17:35
Bank employees to go on strike on February 7
Bank employees to go on strike on February 7
Workers will also hold a dharna at Reserve Bank of India offices on Feb 2
Bank staff and employee’s unions have given a call to strike work on February 7 to highlight problems faced by them while implementing demonetisation and seeking an effective mechanism of recovery of huge bad loans.
C H Venkatachalam, general secretary, All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) said in a statement: “Everyone is appreciating the hard work done by the bank employees, officers and managers in managing the situation in the banks so well after November 8. But, there is reluctance and hesitation to extend proper compensation and overtime for the long extra hours of additional work done. This is totally unacceptable.”
Banking sector employees will hold a dharna at Reserve Bank of India offices on February 2, followed by a mass demonstration on February 7.
Besides AIBEA, the All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) and the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) are taking part in the strike. Unions said they have been pursuing these issues — demonetisation and action against big defaulters — with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) but with no result. Hence it was felt necessary to resort to agitation.
The government and the RBI were expected to take necessary steps to mitigate the problems faced by the banks and the public after demonetisation. But an acute shortage of cash supply still exists. As a result, bank branches are not able to honour even the restricted payments of Rs 24,000 and Rs 1,00,000 per week.
Most ATMs are still not functioning or do not have cash to dispense. This is causing great inconvenience, disappointment and frustration to the customers. There are many instances of customers expressing their resentment on the staff, leading to avoidable tensions at the branches. There is also no transparency in supply of cash to banks, the AIBEA said.
“It was expected that the government and the RBI would take necessary steps to mitigate the problems faced by the banks and the public but even now, we find that there is acute shortage of cash supply to the banks….,” the AIBEA general secretary.
The unions are also demanding that the names of the individuals who have defaulted in paying loans of Rs 1 crore and above be published. Other demands include ensuring autonomy of RBI in cash management, compensation to family of general public, bank customers and bank staff who lost their lives in the demonetisation aftermath and payment of overtime to employees and officers for their additional effort during the 50-day demonetisation period.
Source:Business Standard
Thursday, 1 September 2016
trade unions
08:01
Tomorrow’s strike to be bigger than last year’s: Unions
Tomorrow’s strike to be bigger than last year’s: Unions
new delhi: Leaders of 10 central trade unions, including those affiliated to the Congress and the Left, came on a common platform today to assert that their call for a nationwide strike on September 2 was on course and the participation would be greater than during last year’s strike.
Ashok Singh, vice-president of INTUC, affiliated to the Congress, alleged that the Centre was trying to create confusion through misleading statements about the strike.
Leaders of AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, UTUC and LPF addressed the media. HMS’ HS Sidhu said the Centre was trying to give a false impression of addressing concerns by increasing bonus ceiling and the minimum wages. “The minimum wage is not even 50 per cent of the amount demanded.”
Coal workers, banks, insurance, railway and state staff will take part in the strike. — TNS
Source:Tribune India
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
trade unions
17:26
Staff of RRBs to go on 3-day strike from July 27
Staff of RRBs to go on 3-day strike from July 27
The staff of 56 regional rural banks (gramin banks), which have thousands of branches across the country, will go on a three-day strike starting July 27. The strike, called by the United Forum of Gramin Bank Unions, is to protest the alleged move by the Centre to privatise the RRBs and also to press for a pension scheme for the staff. The unions also the want the government to dump the Mitra Committee report which had recommended huge cuts in staff strength at branches...
Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Sunday, 8 May 2016
trade unions
07:53
AIBEA : Join the Clarion Call for 2nd September - "Hit Back at those who hit Us"
AIBEA : Join the Clarion Call for 2nd September - "Hit Back at those who hit Us"
Source:http://mycbou.blogspot.in/2016/05/aibea-join-clarion-call-hit-back-at.html
Thursday, 10 March 2016
strike
07:47
RRBs to strike work on March 10-11
RRBs to strike work on March 10-11
A large number of regional rural banks across the country will remain closed for four days this weekend because of the two-day strike on Thursday and Friday.
Since the two-day strike is immediately followed by a second Saturday, which is now a full holiday for the banking sector, and a Sunday, the strike will hit the operations of RRBs for four consecutive days.
All branches of the Telangana Grameena Bank in Adilabad district remained closed on Thursday on account of the two-day all India strike of the officers and employees of Regional Rural Banks under the aegis of United Forum of Regional Rural Banks Unions. The UFRRBU demanded scrapping of the RRBs Amendment Act, 2015 which has paved way for private investment in the RRBs thereby diluting the social objectives with which these banks were started.
According to TGB officers union general secretary K. Damoder Reddy, other demands include withdrawal of the affidavit filed by the Government of India in the Supreme Court to facilitate implementation of pension.
TG bank closed due to strike
All branches of the Telangana Grameena Bank in Adilabad district remained closed on Thursday on account of the two-day all India strike of the officers and employees of Regional Rural Banks under the aegis of United Forum of Regional Rural Banks Unions. The UFRRBU demanded scrapping of the RRBs Amendment Act, 2015 which has paved way for private investment in the RRBs thereby diluting the social objectives with which these banks were started.
According to TGB officers union general secretary K. Damoder Reddy, other demands include withdrawal of the affidavit filed by the Government of India in the Supreme Court to facilitate implementation of pension.
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
strike
09:01
Strike in Honda
Strike in Honda
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The Massive Honda Workers’ Protest That Media Doesn’t Care About: A Detailed Report
March 5, 2016
This significant struggle/situation has been wiped out from the media, except for some references in the business press.
The struggle of 3000 Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) workers of Tapukara plant in Alwar, situated at Haryana-Rajasthan border, in the face of brutal repression from the management-police-administration side, has emerged as an important and intense workers struggle at the present time. As the workers saw commonality and forged unity across internal segmentation, initiated the process of Union formation on 6 August 2015 and submitted a collective Charter of Demand on 14 December 2015, they faced attacks in various forms. It included a criminal conspiracy by the Management to suppress the workers collectivity and Union process using deceitful legal and manifestly illegal means via labour department and the Court, transfer-suspension-termination of Union leaders and retrenchment of around 800 active contract workers.
(Over 3000 HMSI workers along with workers from hundreds of other factories in solidarity gather in Gurgaon on 19th February to march to the Honda HQ)
On 16th February, 2000 workers across categories of permanent-casual-trainee-contract came together to stop work and do a sit-in strike inside the factory. The immediate reason was an Executive Engineer physically attacking a contract worker in the Paint Shop, forcing the physically unwell worker to work overtime for the fourth consecutive day. Long standing demands of reinstatement of terminated workers and ceasing management attacks on Union formation were stated. The same evening, instead of any negotiation, the workers leadership was immediately abducted and at the behest of the management, the assembled workers were brutally lathi-charged and repressed by Joint Police forces of Rajasthan and Haryana combined with illegal bouncers, Continuous arresting, hounding, and slapping false cases ranging from attempt to murder, rioting to looting, is going on.
At present, over 2000 workers have not returned to work, the management is sending mass suspension letters to hundreds of workers, as they bring in contract workers from far-away states to illegally resume production at the cost of workers livelihood. But production continues to drop to a few vehicles from the daily normal output of 5000 units.
This repression from the management-police-administration comes as an expressed move to suppress the workers legitimate right to Union formation and collective bargaining, right to permanent jobs, respect and dignity at/of work, and more importantly, the emerging collective strength and subjectivity of workers in the factory and beyond. Even as company profits are soaring to record heights, this repression is to facilitate the continuing unabated exploitation of an insecure and unorganized workforce forced to work, work, and work more without relief, in the underbelly of new industrial regions (like in Tapukara-Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemrana-Bahror) and industrial corridors under ‘Make in India’ through a coercive surveillance and militarized regime.
Source:IndianBankKumar
Saturday, 5 March 2016
trade unions
06:34
Trade unions to go on nation-wide strike on March 10 against tax on PF withdrawals
Trade unions to go on nation-wide strike on March 10 against tax on PF withdrawals
Central trade unions, including the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), have opposed the Budget proposal to tax EPF withdrawal and contribution made by employers, terming it as "an attack on the working class and a clear case of double taxation".
"This is an anti-worker Budget proposal. Taxing PF means double taxation. PF is deducted from a salary on which workers have already paid tax," BMS General Secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said.
"Tax should be imposed on new income. PF accumulation is not generated or new income. The finance ministry has encroached upon the authority of the Central Board of Trustees, the apex decision making body of EPFO, which takes a final call on all issues related to EPFO schemes." The BMS is planning to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to lodge their protest against these proposals and demand a rollback.
All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said, "This is an attack on workers. It leads to virtual double taxation. It is an anti-saving move. It is unfortunate that emergency withdrawals by families have been subjected to taxation."
"While taxing workers, they have given relief to new start up companies by allowing them not to pay EPF contributions for three years. It is a violation of the EPF Act. On March 10, there will be a nation-wide protest against anti-labour policies of the government, including tax on EPF withdrawals."
As many as 11 central trade unions have planned to go on a nation-wide strike on March 10 to protest against the government's unilateral labour reforms and anti-worker policies, including tightening of EPF withdrawals and a proposal to tax them.
Dasgupta also said this issue will also be raised by left parties in both Houses of Parliament during the debate on Budget proposals. Breaking from the long-held practice of exemption at all stages, the Budget for 2016-17 has proposed to impose tax on EPF withdrawal on 60% of contributions made after April 1, 2016, to EPF and other such schemes.
On Tuesday, however, the government clarified that PPF withdrawals will continue to be fully exempt from tax and only interest accruing after April 1 on 60% of the contributions made to Employee PF will be taxed. At present, social security schemes run by retirement fund body EPFO are tax free 'Exempt-Exempt-Exempt (EEE)' scheme under which deposits, accrual of interest and withdrawals are tax free.
It is also proposed to tax employers' contribution of over Rs 1.5 lakh towards a worker's EPF account in a year. At present, there is no such limit. Employers are mandated to contribute 12% of basic wages towards an employee's pension as well as PF account under the social security schemes run by EPFO.
Source:BankingUpdates
Source:BankingUpdates
Monday, 29 February 2016
strike
08:05
Latest News :AIBOC
Latest News :AIBOC
Amicable understanding reached with the Management of Dhanalakshmi Bank and recorded in the presence of Regional Labour Commissioner Cochin. STRIKE STANDS DEFERRED. Circular follows
Source:AIBOC
Friday, 26 February 2016
strike
18:38
AIBOC served a Notice of All India Bank Strike on 29.2.2016
AIBOC served a Notice of All India Bank Strike on 29.2.2016
N O T I C E
All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) has served a Notice of Strike dated 11.02.2016 proposing to observe All India Bank Strike on Monday, the 29th February, 2016, in support of their issues / demands.
A section of the employees of Syndicate Bank Officers’ Association (SBOA) affiliated to AIBOC, are likely to participate in the Strike on this day.
For smooth functioning of the Bank Branches / Offices, our Bank is making every effort to provide normal Banking Services on the day of strike, i.e. on 29th February 2016. However, in spite of our efforts, if the strike materializes, normal Banking Services in the Branch may be disrupted.
We, therefore, appeal to all our valued customers and all concerned to kindly bear with us and transact their Banking activities as far as possible, before the date of strike, so as to avoid any hardship and inconvenience. We deeply regret the inconvenience that may be caused to all our esteemed customers and general public on account of the strike proposed on 29th February 2016.
Source: http://www.syndicatebank.in/Announcement/Strike-Notice-23022016.pdf
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Sunday, 14 February 2016
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07:51
NOTICE OF STRIKE ON 29TH,FEBRUARY,2016 - AIBOC
NOTICE OF STRIKE ON 29TH,FEBRUARY,2016 - AIBOC
Source:Indian Bank Kumar
Thursday, 11 February 2016
strike
19:25
Protest Day at Azad Maiden Mumbai on 10.02.2016
Protest Day at Azad Maiden Mumbai on 10.02.2016
Source:AIBRF
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
strike
22:23
340,000 bank employees across the country to strike work on January 8
340,000 bank employees across the country to strike work on January 8
According to a top leader of All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), to protest the violation of bilateral settlement by the five associate banks of the State Bank of India (SBI), around 340,000 bank employees across the country would strike work on January 8.
C H Venkatachalam, AIBEA general secretary said, "Nearly 340,000 bankers would strike work on January 8. The strike is to protest against the violation of bilateral settlement by the five associate banks of SBI and their attempt to force unilateral service conditions on employees."
"It is the AIBEA that has given the strike call," he further added.
The five associate banks of the SBI are State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala, State Bank of Hyderabad and State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur.
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Explaining the rationale behind the strike call, Venkatachalam said the service conditions in the SBI are different and based on the agreement between the SBI management and the employees' union.
On the other hand, the service conditions of the five SBI associate banks are common with those of other banks.
"In May 2015, a common settlement was signed between Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) which defined the duties and remuneration of the employees for undertaking various jobs in the banks," Venkatachalam said.
He said the five SBI associate banks are parties to the settlement and hence governed by the settlement terms.
"But the managements of the five associate banks are implementing the service conditions of the SBI, which is illegal and violation of the settlement," he said.
Asked why the strike has been called early in the year, he said the union had deferred the strike call given for December 1 and 2, 2015, on the intervention of deputy chief labour commissioner, Delhi.
"The bank management is forcing its rules without any discussion with the unions from the New Year onwards and hence we are forced to respond," Venkatachalam said.
Source:BankingUpdates
Friday, 27 November 2015
strike
08:28
IDBI Bank strike tomorrow to oppose privatisation plans
IDBI Bank strike tomorrow to oppose privatisation plans
A section of employees of public sector lender IDBI Bank will strike work tomorrow to oppose the government's plan to privatise the troubled lender on the lines of Axis Bank.
The employees are protesting under the banner of United Forum of IDBI Officers and Employees, which is supported by All India Bank Officers' Association.
"The government, to achieve its disinvestment target of Rs 69,500 crore, is in the process of selling the family silver to private high networth individuals," a press release issued by the union said.
At present, the government owns 76.5 per cent in the infra-lender-turned commercial bank which is grappling with high bad loans and other legacy issues.
Earlier, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha had spoken about the government's plan to privatise the lender.
"We will consider transforming IDBI Bank in a manner similar to the way Axis Bank was done," Sinha had told reporters last month.
Source:BankingUpdates.
