Joint call to observe All India Bank Strike on 2nd Sept. 2015

* March on to National Protest Strike on 2nd September, 2015            

* Oppose anti-worker Labour Reforms.

* Oppose anti-people Banking Reforms.

* Make the Strike a success in all Banks.

Ludhiana: 27 August 2015: (Punjab Screen Bureau):

All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), AIBOA, BEFI, INBOC, NOBW, INBEF AND NOBO has given joint call to observe All India Strike on 2nd Sept. 2015 against anti-people Economic Reforms and anti-worker Labour Reforms of the Central Government. More than 100 million workers from all over the country and belonging to all Central Trade Unions and in all sectors will be joining the Strike. It is going to be a most powerful protest and massive disapproval of the retrograde economic and labour policies of the present NDA Government.   

DEMANDING

*STOP ANTI-WORKER LABOUR REFORMS

* STOP ANTI-PEOPLE BANKING REFORMS

* STOP LOOT OF PEOPLE’S MONEY BY CORPORATE LOAN DEFAULTERS

* DECLARE WILLFUL DEFAULT OF BANK LOANS AS CRIMINAL OFFENNCE

* STOP OUTSOURCING OF BANK JOBS

All of us are fully aware of the increasing attacks on the workers and trade unions on their rights and privileges and the encouragement and concessions being extended to the employers in our country.  There are open attempts to amend the various labour laws in favour of the employers and to the detriment of the workers.  The neo-liberal economic policies are only aggravating the problems of the workers and common masses. Banking industry is no exception.  In the Banking industry, we are already aware of the Government’s continuous attempts to push through their reforms agenda aimed at privatisation of banks, consolidation and merger of Banks, etc.  More and more private capital and FDI are being encouraged.  Regional Rural Banks are sought to be privatised and the Bill has been passed by the Government in the Parliament despite protests by our Unions. Primary Agricultural Co-operative Societies (PACs) are under threat of winding up. Urban Co-operative Banks are under threat of delicensing. Private sector executives are imposed on the public sector banks.  All the Government schemes are being imposed on the Banks without proper infrastructure and manpower resulting harassment and problems faced by the bank staff.  Bank officers are being denied regulated working hours.    Permanent and regular jobs are being outsourced on contract basis and contract employees are being exploited. Government would like to proceed on its agenda to amend the labour laws without any proper consultation with the trade unions.

Hence it is necessary and imperative to join the general trade union movement and register our protest against these anti-worker policies of the Government.

(Naresh Gaur)

Secretary

 PUNJAB BANK EMPLOYEES FEDERATION WILL

HOLD A DEMONSTRATION IN FRONT OF 

  CANARA BANK, BHARAT NAGAR CHOWK,

LUDHIANA ON STRIKE DAY i.e. 2ND SEPT.2015