Bank employees in the State struck work on Tuesday demanding wage revision. The call for the strike was given by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella organisation of nine bank employees’ organisations.
About 5,600 branches of various public and private sector banks remained closed due to the strike. Foreign exchange departments, clearing houses too did not function. UFBU State convener C.D. Josson said about 46,000 employees took part in the strike. Dharnas were staged at various places, he said in a press release. Sebastian Paul, former MP, inaugurated the dharna in Ernakulam.
