PANJIM: United Forum of Bank Unions (UBFC) has proposed to go on one
day all India Bank Strike on February 28 opposing government’s retrograde
anti-people banking/labor reforms, the moves of the government infringing the
hard-earned trade union rights and the hazardous practice of outsourcing of
permanent jobs.
“The Unions in the banking industry
have been fighting for more than 2 decades against the reform measures of the
Government as these are against the interests of general public and labor force
in the country. In the name of reform
measures, every effort is being made by the successive Governments since 1991
to shift the control of public sector entities to the private and foreign
investors” said General Secretary, A.M. Pereira
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“In order to create a conducive
environment to the private and foreign investor’s further efforts are being
made by the Government to amend the labor laws to suit their needs. In the banking sector also, there are
increasing instances of denial of trade union rights viz. right of representation
in the Boards of the Banks and every effort is being made to outsource the
permanent jobs, in the banking industry too, which is fraught with risks” he
said
Pereira further said that the
implementation of demonetization and the effects of the same are known to
everyone. The role and the performance
of bank employees during the implementation period was appreciated by each and
every one including the Government but the eligible compensation to employees
as per bipartite provisions for the extra hours of work performed by them was
denied.
Meanwhile, the UBFC has said that several
issues pertaining to the bank employees and officers such as the appointment of
workmen/officer employee directors in the boards etc are yet to be resolved.
“Despite approval by Government,
subsequent to decade long struggle of UFBU, the Compassionate Appointment
Scheme is still not introduced in many banks.
Five-day banking is another long pending demand of bank employees and
officers” he added
