70,000 bank employees from state to join two-day strike

Chennai:

More than 70,000 bank employees in the state would go on two-day strike from Wednesday crippling banking operations and cheque transaction worth thousands of crores a day, according to C M Baskaran convenor of United Forum of Bank Unions – Tamil Nadu.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Baskaran said that banking sector would be totally affected in entire Tamil Nadu because of the proposed strike. He said the bank employees from private banks, foreign banks, cooperative banks and regional rural banks would join the two-day nation-wide continous stir called by 11 major trade unions of the country.

“Clearing operations, cash transactions and all other banking services will affected,” he added.

He said more than 20,000 bank employees from 1,500 branches in the Chennai will be taking part in the strike. Baskaran said demonstration would be held before Union Bank of India, Broadway on Wednesday and also before collectorate office opposite beach station on Thursday.