Bank strike hits customer services in Karnataka
August 23rd, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) Customer services in both state-run and private banks across Karnataka were severely affected for the second consecutive day Thursday as thousands of their employees and ... Read more...
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Banking services hit for second day in India (Lead)
August 23rd, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Banking services were paralysed for a second straight day Thursday as almost one million employees of public and private sector banks struck work protesting against ... Read more...
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Banking services in Bengal paralysed for second day
August 23rd, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Banking services in West Bengal remained paralysed for the second consecutive day Thursday, the last day of the two-day nationwide stir called by employees of ... Read more...
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Banking services hit in northeast India
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Banking services were badly hit in the northeastern region Wednesday as most of the public sector banks were closed responding to a two-day nationwide strike call ... Read more...
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Banking activity in Bengal comes to standstill
August 22nd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) Banking activities in West Bengal came to a standstill as most union members joined the two-day nationwide strike from Wednesday to protest against the proposed Banking ... Read more...
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Banking activities in Bengal likely to be crippled for two days
August 22nd, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Banking activities in West Bengal are likely to be crippled on Wednesday and Thursday as most union members will join the two-day nationwide strike to protest ... Read more...
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Bank employees to go on strike Aug 22-23
August 21st, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) A section of employees of the government-run banks plan to go on two-day country wide strike beginning Wednesday to protest proposed amendments in banking regulation ... Read more...
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Strike amid low business sentiment uncalled for: Industry
February 28th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) India's industry termed Tuesday's general strike called by 11 central trade unions as "unfortunate and completely misplaced" at a time of economic slowdown and low business ... Read more...
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Trade unions strike hits life across Karnataka
February 28th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 28 (IANS) The one-day strike by a dozen central trade unions Tuesday affected life in cities and towns across Karnataka, including this tech hub, with shops, banks, factories, ... Read more...
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Punjab National Bank eyes fresh venture in Nepal: Report
September 29th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) Almost two decades after it entered the banking sector in neighbouring Nepal by opening a joint venture bank with 20 percent equity, India's Punjab National Bank ... Read more...
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India’s banking operations hit by nationwide staff strike (Roundup)
August 5th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Majority of banking transactions across India were hit Friday with some one million staff striking work to protest proposals to divest government stake in these ... Read more...
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Staff strike hits banks operations in Karnataka
August 5th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 5 (IANS) State-run banks remained shut across Karnataka Friday as thousands of employees began a daylong strike against privatisation and entry of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ... Read more...
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India’s banking industry hit by nationwide staff strike
August 5th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Majority of banking transactions across India were hit Friday as some one million staff struck work to protest proposals to divest government stake in state-run ... Read more...
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Bank unions to strike Friday
August 3rd, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 3 (IANS) Around 10 lakh state-run, private sector and foreign bank employees will go on strike Friday to protest against disinvestment by the government in public sector banks, ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work Aug 5
August 1st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nine banking sector unions, Monday announced its decision to strike work Aug 5 as the conciliation talks held ... Read more...
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All India bank strike postponed
June 30th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), comprising nine unions, Thursday said it will strike work Aug 5 instead of its earlier planned date of July ... Read more...
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Bank staff plans strike against privatisation, law changes
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Over 500 bank employees Tuesday demonstrated outside the Reserve Bank of India to protest the government's policy to privatise public sector banks and to amend ... Read more...
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Bank staff plans strike against privatisation (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) Over 500 bank employees Tuesday demonstrated outside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to protest against what they said was the government move to privatise public ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work July 7
June 21st, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Nearly one million employees from public, private and foreign banks will join a nationwide strike July 7 to oppose proposed amendments to banking-related laws, a representative ... Read more...
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Bank employees in Rajasthan to strike work Monday
June 18th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Banking operations in Rajasthan are set to be paralysed Monday with all bank employees threatening to boycott work in support of the three-day strike by Bank of Rajasthan ... Read more...
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Bank of Rajasthan staff protest merger with ICICI Bank
June 4th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) Over 4,300 employees of the Bank of Rajasthan Friday started a two-day all-India strike in protest over its proposed take-over by the ICICI Bank, a union office-bearer ... Read more...
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46 Indian banks’ staff get pay hike (Lead)
April 27th, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Employees' unions and the Indian Banks Association (IBA) Tuesday signed here a five-year wage agreement providing for a 17.5 percent hike in pay from 2007 ... Read more...
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New wage settlement for bank employees
April 27th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Employees unions of banks and the Indian Banks Association (IBA) Tuesday signed here a five-year wage agreement providing for a 17.5 percent hike in salaries from 2007 to ... Read more...
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State Bank officers threaten to go on strike
November 27th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Officers of the country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, Friday threatened to go on strike if the government failed to raise their pension by 10 ... Read more...
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Bank employees resume work from today
August 8th, 2009 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): Bank employees on Saturday resumed work after a two-day strike by public sector bank employees union.The Indian Bank Association (IBA) on Friday reportedly agreed to the ... Read more...
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Banker’s strike enters second day, operations affected
August 7th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Normal-banking operations continued to be affected by a public sector banks employee's strike on Friday.Cheque clearings were hit badly on Thursday and ATM may go dry ... Read more...
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Bank employees stage protest in New Delhi, Kolkata
August 6th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Kolkata, Aug 6 (ANI): Bank employees in the national capital took to streets on Thursday following the nationwide strike, which was announced after talks between the United Forum ... Read more...
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Across India, bank employees go on two-day strike (Roundup)
August 6th, 2009 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly one million bank employees in India, including some with private and foreign banks, went on a two-day nationwide strike Thursday demanding higher wages and a ... Read more...
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Indian bank employees go on two-day strike
August 6th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly one million bank employees in India, including some with private and foreign banks, went on a two-day nationwide strike Thursday demanding higher wages and a ... Read more...
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2 day bank strike from today
August 6th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IBNS) Employees of public sector banks across the country are striking work for two days from Thursday to push for wage hike, among other demands."We are on strike ... Read more...
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Bank operations come to a standstill, as employees go on a two day strike
August 6th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Employees of public sector banks across the country went on a two day strike from today to press for their demands, as per the recommendations of the ... Read more...
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Indian bank employees begin two-day strike
August 6th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly one million bank employees in India, including some with private and foreign banks, began a two-day nationwide strike Thursday demanding higher wages and a better ... Read more...
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Bank employees to strike work Aug 6-7
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Employees of state-run banks have decided to go ahead with their proposed strike Thursday and Friday following failure of talks with the government over hike in wages ... Read more...
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State-run bank staff to strike work June 12
June 5th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A section of officers of state-run banks are planning to strike work June 12 following collapse of wage negotiations with their employers, an association of bank unions ... Read more...
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Acute officer shortage at public banks, says union
February 1st, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) There is a shortage of about 100,000 officers in public sector banks across the country, an official of a leading bank officers' organisation said here Sunday."The position will ... Read more...
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