Bank Strike: Trade unions to strike today, All India Bank Employees Association will also participate

Central trade unions said on Tuesday that preparations for the nationwide general strike on November 26 are in full swing and about 250 million workers will participate. Ten Central Trade Unions’ Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Center for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Center (AIUTUC), Trade A joint forum of the Union Co-Ordination Center (TUCC), Self-Employed Women’s Association (Services), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), Labor Progressive Federation (LPF) and United Trade Union Congress (UTUC) Joint statement issued. 

The All India Bank Employees Union (AIBEA) has announced the union trade unions to join a nationwide general strike on 26 November. The strike has been called against the anti-labor policies of the central government.

The joint forum also includes independent federations and organizations. The Joint Forum said, “Preparations are in full swing for the all-India strike of 26 November. We expect more than 25 crore workers to participate in the strike this time. ”Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), belonging to the BJP, has clarified that it will not participate in the strike. 

In a statement released on Tuesday, BMS said, “It is clarified that BMS and its units will not participate in the politically motivated strike on 26 November 2020.” A joint correspondent organized by representatives of ten central trade unions held here The conference expressed satisfaction about the preparations for a nationwide general strike on 26 November 2020. Several independent federations and associations of central and state government employees and public sector enterprises have also given notice of the strike on that day.