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Bank Unions Gear Up for Indefinite Strike Over PLI, 5-Day Banking

Published: 24 August 2026 · 1 min read

What Happened

UFBU has announced nationwide bank strikes on September 11 and September 28-30, and warned of an indefinite strike from October 26 over five-day banking, the revised PLI scheme and other unresolved employee demands.

Key Takeaways

If talks fail, public sector banking services could face significant disruption in September and beyond. The dispute highlights growing tensions over work conditions, incentive structures and long-pending employee demands in the banking sector.

Sources

Outlook, Millennium Post