bank strike

No right to strike? Kerala High Court says bank officers bound by curbs, can’t paralyse services to common citizens

March 05, 2026 10:10 am

Once banking is notified as a public utility service or PUS, bank officers are bound by statutory strike restrictions, the Kerala High Court ruling clarified.

Bharat Bandh News Today Live Updates: Congress backs nationwide strike, MPs stage protest outside Parliament

February 13, 2026 1:23 am

Bharat Bandh, Bank Strike News Today Live Updates: The strike, backed by INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC, is expected to impact over 600 districts, with unions claiming participation of nearly 30 crore workers.

All-India bank strike: Demanding 5-day work week, employees stage massive rally in Jalandhar

January 27, 2026 5:23 pm

The protest, led by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), also highlighted concerns over staff shortages, the privatisation of public sector banks, increased foreign investment in insurance, and proposed amendments to labour laws.

Bharat Bandh highlights: 'No work, no pay' ineffective on strike in Kerala; banking, transport services hit in several states

March 29, 2022 10:41 pm

Bharat Bandh highlights: The joint forum of central trade unions has said it will stage a 'dharna' at Jantar Mantar from 11.30 am onwards.

Bharat Bandh on March 28, 29: Banking, transport & other services likely to be hit

March 28, 2022 8:28 am

The decision comes following a meeting on March 22 where the trade unions said that they would protest against the Centre’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-national policies”.

Tamil Nadu: Banking services remain hit for second day

December 18, 2021 6:56 am

🔴 AIBEA general secretary C H Venkatachalam termed the strike a total success on day two and said the bank employees were conscious that privatisation of the banks would not be in the interest of the country.

Bank strike: All you need to know about PSU bank strike today, tomorrow

December 16, 2021 11:43 am

Bank Strike on 16 and 17 December: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which is an umbrella body of nine bank unions, has called for a two-day strike starting from December 16.

DMK extends support to two-day nationwide bank strike

December 16, 2021 7:41 am

🔴 Party general secretary and State Minister Durai Murugan wished the strike success and announced his party's "total support" to the protest in which close to nine lakh employees of various State-run banks would participate.

Nationwide bank strike continues to impact public sector bank services on Day 2

March 16, 2021 1:59 pm

Customers will be inconvenienced to get services such as cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services. Government transactions related to treasury as well as business transactions will also be impacted.

Nationwide strike to protest against proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders impacts services of PSU banks

March 15, 2021 3:41 pm

Branches of private sector lenders like ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank are open as they are not part of the strike.

Bank services in Kolkata hit as unions protest against mergers

October 23, 2019 6:55 am

Some of the employees’ unions of public sector banks (PSBs) have decided to observe nation-wide strike to protest against the merger of 10 nationalised banks. Though officers and private sector banks will not take part in the strike.

Two-day bank strike: As services are hit across India, unions call it 'total success'

May 31, 2018 7:31 pm

The two-day strike across the nation affected banking operations, and caused inconvenience to customers given it came during the month-end.

BEST employees call off strike

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

BEST union workers call off 9-day-old strike. One of the terms agreed to was the appointment of a high court judge to negotiate terms.

Public Sector Bank Employees On A Nation Wide Strike

June 22, 2020 6:55 pm

Bank Employees Put Forth Various Demands, Threaten To Go On Strike On February 28

June 22, 2020 7:09 pm