Bank strike: UFBU to go ahead with 3-day strike from September 28 over 5-day banking demand

The proposed bank strike comes amid a standoff between employee unions and the government over the demand for a five-day working week. UFBU has said it will reconsider the strike if there is concrete progress on the issue. The three-day action is also scheduled around the banking sector’s half-yearly closing on September 30. Banks have begun advising customers to rely on digital banking channels, ATMs, UPI and other services if branches remain closed during the strike.