Bank Strike Today: Banking services may hit as AIBEA calls for nationwide strike on August 28

Banking services and transactions may be disrupted nationally on Wednesday, August 28, as the All India Bank Employees Association(AIBEA) has called for a nationwide strike today.

CH Venkatchalam, General Secretary of AIBEA, shared a post on X mentioning about demands from the government.

“AIBEA’s call for strike on 28th August 2024, Against political attack on trade union AIBOC–NCBE–BEFI–AIBOA–INBOC–INBEF extend support,” Venkatchalam wrote in a post on X.

“The proposed strike is to show our protest against the action of Bank of India in charge-sheeting all the 13 office bearers of Bank of India Staff Union-Kerala under political pressure,” AIBEA General Secretary C.H. Venkatachalam told IANS. Venkatachalam also said four of the charge-sheeted employees are ex-servicemen, including three who took part in the Kargil war.

#AIBEA’s call for strike on 28th August, 2024 Against political attack on trade union
AIBOC–NCBE–BEFI–AIBOA–INBOC–INBEF extend support pic.twitter.com/OwXANu6OmG

— CH VENKATACHALAM (@ChVenkatachalam) August 20, 2024

Are banks closed due to strike today?

There is no official information available on this. Customers should confirm before planning to visit any bank today.

What is the reason behind the bank strike today?

The AIBEA called for a nationwide strike in response to the Bank of India's action against 13 of its officials for attending the 23rd Biennial Conference of the Bank of India Staff Union-Kerala. The Bank of India had filed chargesheets on 13 Bank of India Staff Union Kerala office bearers. In a news statement, the AIBEA described the bank strike on August 28 as an attempt by the union to raise its voice against "political interference, political attack on the Union, and vindictive actions taken against the union leaders in Bank of India Staff Union, Kerala."

Other associations that will join AIBEA

All India Bank Officers Confederation, United Forum of Bank Unions, Bank Employees Federation of India, National Confederation of Bank Employees, and All India Bank Officers Association will be joining AIBEA.