Several unions of central employees are going on a nationwide strike on Wednesday. Due of this, many of your work can be stopped today. Central trade unions have called for this nationwide strike against policies such as labor reforms, foreign direct investment, and privatization of the central government. The strike could affect bank transactions, road transport, coal production and other essential services worth about Rs 22,000 crore. Around 200 million (200 million) employees of sectors like banking, coal, oil, defense, public sector, and transport are being claimed in this strike. It is being said that these people will oppose the government's "anti-people and anti-employee" policies.
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All India Bank Employees Association General Secretary CH Venkatachalam said that around 22,000 to 25,000 cash and cheque transactions would be affected due to the strike. Venkatachalam said that more than 5,00,000 bank employees would take part in the strike, affecting banking services in thousands of bank branches. Along with this, he said that government payments and ATM services can also be affected due to the lack of cash in ATMs from banks. General Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress Amarjit Kaur has said that this strike will affect about 15 states (mainly non -Bhajpa ruled) is likely to remain completely affected. Kaur said that the rest of the states could be partially affected by the strike. Representatives of coal unions said that about 600,000 permanent and temporary workers of coal mines would take part in the strike. At the moment, big cities like Delhi and Mumbai are not likely to be affected much as this strike is concentrated in the industrial belt.
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These are the main demands of employees
1. Minimum salary should be 21 thousand rupees.
2. Privatization, globalization, and liberalization should be stopped.
3. Labor laws which are anti-labor should be removed.
4. Old pension to be restored.
5. Integration of power companies in Uttar Pradesh.
6. Outsourcing, contracting and contracting practices should be banned.
7. Ban on foreign capital investment in banks, insurance, and railway sector.
