Why Bank Employees Will Observe Protest Day On 21st May &Amp; Go On Strike In July
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Why Bank Employees will Observe Protest Day on 21st May & go On Strike in July

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to observe May 21 as All India Protest Day and strike for two days in the month of July this year.

May I ask why?  

Is it for wage hike?   No

Is it for safeguarding bank’s interest?    No

Is it for improvement of legal system to accelerate recovery of overdues from defaulters and for reduction of Non Performing Assets?  No

Is it for ensuring timely and seniority based promotion to employees without any discrimination and for stopping of recruitment, transfer and promotions taking place in public sector banks based on flattery and bribery to powerful bank officials and powerful leaders of bank unions?  No

Is it for refund of illegal money recovered from officers who exercised second option of pension given by government to PF optees during last Bipartite Settlement after two decade long so called agitation?  NO

Is it for expeditious disposals of writs and cases filed by aggrieved group of officers, individuals and also some militants unions in various High Courts and Supreme Court against injustice occurred in 9th Bipartite Settlement, injustice occurred in promotion processes during last two or three decades, unjustified dismissal of staff, arbitrary rejection of non-flatterers and non-bribe-gives in promotion processes, whimsical transfers of officers from one corner to other undertaken by corrupt bank management, illegal withholding of terminal benefits of retired staff or is it for avoidable issue of chargesheet to retiring employees just before their retirement  and so on ?   No

Is it for enhancement of pension amount? No

Is it for increase of amenities, for increase in perks, for reduction of Income tax,for respectful working of staff?  No

Is it to reduce the work load on existing staff due to large scale branch expansion undertaken by banks to increase in business without adding new manpower?  No

Is it to reduce the stress and strain of bank staff who are forced to work for 12 hours a day?  No


Is it for stopping reckless expansion of branches in remote villages where profitability is nil? No


Is it for stopping closure of loss making branches and stopping of further opening of branches in loss prone areas? No


Is it for CBI investigation into assets of top ranked bank officers , EDs and CMDs who have by unfair means accumulated disproportionate wealth? No 


Is it for stopping of direct recruitment officers  in scale II , scale III and scale IV onwards to please the wards of some powerful VIPs? No


Is it to stop  union leaders and top ranked officers who frequently interfere in function of HR departments and who are exerting undue pressure to give favour to officers of their choice, their caste , their community, their region, their religion etc?  No


Is it for stopping campus recruitment taking place to recruit the sons and daughters  of top bosses from a particular college ? No
  


Any other valid reason ?  No
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