Bank strike for three days again next month over salary hike, 5-day work week

Bank strike for three days again next month over salary hike, 5-day work week - Bank employees unions have called for a three-day bank strike in March - If the bank strike materialises, several PSU bank branches and even ATMs could be shut for five consecutive days NEW DELHI : After a two-day bank strike on 31 January and 1 February, lakhs of employees of several PSU banks have threatened to sit on another bank strike next week. If the shutdown is successful, several banks and even ATMs could be closed for five consecutive days in the second week of March. According to the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) and the All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA), a 3-day all-India bank strike will be observed from March 11 to 13 after wage revision talks with the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) failed. As the strike is timed ahead of the second Saturday of the month, when banks observe holiday, work could be affected for five consecutive days including Sunday. Private banks like ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank will, however, not be affected due to the strike.