Chandigarh: Banking services were affected on Wednesday after close to 1 million workers of all state-run, old-generation private sector and some foreign banks went on a one-day strike opposing the merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with stronger peer Bank of Baroda.
The day-long strike, called by the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella body of nine unions, including the All-India Bank Officers Confederation, the All-India Bank Employees Association and the National Organisation of Bank Workers, among others, was the second nation-wide strike within a week.
An officers union of state-run banks went on a strike last Friday as well as demanding immediate salary hikes and opposing the merger of the above-cited public sector lenders. The unions Wednesday claimed that banking services, including deposits and withdrawal at branches, cheque clearances and issuance of demand drafts, among others, were affected across the country due to the strike.