Demands include non-privatisation of nationalised banks.
The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA), which represents the employees of the public-sector banks, has threatened to go on a two-day strike from August 22, against the government's proposed Banking Bill, closure of rural branches and other set of banking sector reforms.
He said the Finance Minister assured the delegation that the Financial Services Secretary would look into the matter and the settlement process would be expedited.
A section of the public sector banking employees will go on two-day all-India strike from Wednesday to protest against financial sector reforms and outsourcing of jobs.
The Banking Laws Amendment Bill contains provisions such as raising of shareholders' voting rights from 10 per cent to 26 per cent in private banks and suppression of bank boards.
Banking operations were affected as the strike call given by the employees union to press for wage related issues entered the second day on Thursday.
United Forum of Bank Unions, apex union of bank employees, claimed that over 10 lakh employees and officers are observing strike to press their demands.
All the banks in the country will go on a one-day strike on February 23 to show their solidarity towards employees of the Central Bank who have planned an indefinite strike from February 22.
Bank employees body AIBEA, which is a major constituent of the United Forum of Bank Employees' Association that has called a nationwide strike, on Tuesday said Finance Minister P Chidambaram rejecting wage demands of bank employees is "unfortunate" and the strike was forced on them.
Bank unions on Thursday called for a nationwide strike on August 24 to protest the 'negative attitude' of the Indian Bank Association over employees' wage revision.
Banks all over the country will observe a day's strike on August 24 in protest against the delay in settlement of wage negotiations.
Unions, which are protesting against FDI in the banking sector, are pressing for various demands.
AIBEA is part of United Forum of Bank Unions, the umbrella organisation of employee and officer unions of nine banks, which has given the call for one-day strike on January 7 and four days from January 21 in support of their wage hike demand pending since November 2012.
Cheque clearances and cash withdrawals and deposits in public sector bank branches across the country were hit as employees started a two-day strike on Monday to press for a revision in wages.
IBA has commissioned a study to evaluate the pros and cons of keeping banks shut on Saturdays.
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