Siliguri, March 15: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) are on a two-day nationwide strike on March 15 and 16 to protest against the Centre’s proposal to privatize two public sector banks.
The strike will lead to a four-day pause in banking operations as banks were already shut on March 13 and 14 (Saturday and Sunday), affecting services such as deposits and withdrawals at branches, loan approvals, cheque clearance, etc. ATM services will also be closed along with the bank throughout the strike.
Apologizing for the inconvenience caused to the common man, the bank workers asserted that if the banks are privatized, people will have no job security. They claimed to stage larger demonstrations, if required, to stop the privatization of the PSBs.