2-day bank strike started from today; services likely to be hit

2-day bank strike started from today; services likely to be hit.

Operations of several public lenders including State Bank of India (SBI) are expected to be hit on December 16 and December 17 on account of a nationwide strike by public bank unions and employees.

Banking and ATM services across the country are likely to be affected.

Employees of several state-owned banks including State Bank of India (SBI) go on a two-day strike from today. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which is an umbrella body of 9 bank unions has called a two-day strike to protest government’s decision to privatise several banks in the country.

India’s largest public sector bank in a notice to stock exchanges said it is likely to face disruption in view of the proposed two-strike on December 16 and December 17.