Bank strike begins, impacts services
The Hindu
About 35,000 employees in State are on strike
Public sector bank branches across the State were shuttered and customers could not access services, through the facilities, as a two-day nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) against privatisation began on Thursday.
An estimated 35,000 bank employees in the State were part of the strike, Bank Employees Federation of India’s Telangana general secretary P. Venkataramaiah said. Employees of regional rural banks and private banks were not part of the strike, he added.
Stating that all public sector bank branches were closed and no services were possible for customers, he said the situation is expected to remain the same on the second day of the strike.
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