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Employees of state-run banks threaten two-day strike from 31 January seeking wage revision; say IBA's approach rigid towards demands

If proposed strike materialises, it will coincide with beginning of the Budget session and presentation of Budget 2020-21.

Bharat Bandh: Transport, banking hit in several states as Left, Congress-backed unions go on strike; vandals torch vehicles in Bengal

The day-long Bharat Bandh called by 10 trade unions was hit normal life in the statesof West Bengal, Assam and Odisha, while it evoked a lukewarm response in many states including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tripura.

Bharat Bandh 2020 Updates: TMC, CPM spar over violence in Bengal; parties without political existence indulging in cheap tactics, alleges Mamata Banerjee

Bharat Bandh 2020 Updates:Hitting out at the Left and the Congress, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that those who don't have any political existence in the state are trying to ruin its economy by pursuing "cheap politics" of strikes.

Bharat Bandh 2020: Banking, transport services set to be impacted as trade unions call for strike against Centre's labour policies

In West Bengal, trade unions affiliated to Left and other parties called for a Bharat bandh against the economic policies of the BJP government. However, the TMC-led state government said it will not support any bandh.

Bharat bandh likely to affect banking, ATM services on 8 January; online services may function normally

Apart from banking services, ATM services are also expected to be affected during the one-day Bharat bandh, said the report.

Mega merger of PSBs: Employees unions of state-run banks to stage sit-in before Parliament on 10 December

In August this year, the government announced its plan to merge 10 PSBs into four to create fewer and stronger global-sized banks.

Over 3,400 branches of 26 public sector banks closed or merged in last 5 years: RTI

Over 3,400 branches of 26 public sector banks (PSBs) have been either closed or merged during the last five financial years due to merger under the consolidation exercise in the banking space, revealed an RTI query

Banking services partially affected due to strike by employees to protest against govt's mega-merger plan

Banking services remained affected on Tuesday as employees of state-run banks are on a nation-wide one day strike to protest against the government's mega-merger plan

Banking services likely to be partially affected today as employees unions call for 24-hour strike; RBI, SBI to function normally

Regional Rural Banks and cooperatives banks will also not participate in the strike as mergers do not affect them, sources said.

There will not be a single job loss due to merger of banks, assures Nirmala Sitharaman

The merger of banks will bring down the number of state-run banks to 12 from 19 after the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda effective April 2019.