All India Strike in the 5 Associate Banks SBI on 7th June and 28th July, 2016

All India Strike in the 5 Associate Banks on 7th June and 28th July, 2016

    - Demanding merger of 5 Associate Banks as one entity

    - Opposing merger with SBI

    - Demanding settlement of pending issues

Meeting of the Executive Committee of State Sector Bank Employees Association (SSBEA) comprising of the Unions in the 5 Associate Banks viz. State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ) and State Bank of Patiala (SBP) was held in Chennai today under the guidance of All India Bank Employees Association. SSBEA represents the 45,000 employees of these 5 Associate Banks.

1. The meeting observed that the SBI management continues to attempt at merger of the 5 Associate Banks with them. Today's meeting decided that any such move should be opposed anddemanded that all the 5 Associate Banks be made as one entity and made as an effective Bank of substantial size to ensure better growth of the Bank.

2. The meeting also expressed its strong opposition to the attempts of the SBI management to unilaterally impose adverse service conditions on the employees of the Associate Banks in violation of the Bipartite Settlement.

3. The meeting regretted that the managements of the Associate Banks are refusing to settle genuine demands like revision in staff housing limits which has been improved in all other Banks except the Associate Banks, refusal to extend the Govt. guidelines on compassionate ground appointments which has been extended to all Banks except the Associate Banks, etc.

4. The meeting reiterated its preparedness to settle the demands of the union and the management through mutual discussion and bilateral talks as advised by the Chief Labour Commissioner. 

5.  The meeting also decided on the following agitational actions:

     - Demonstrations, mass meetings, rallies, processions, etc. 

       on 27th May, 10th June, 21" June, 29th June and 10th July, 201

   -  All India Strike in 5 Associate Banks on 
     7th June and 28th July, 2016.

Com C H Venkatachalam, General Secretary, AIBEA participated in the meetingexpressed full support and solidarity for all the agitational programmes.