Bank Unions To Hold 2-Day Strike Against Privatisation From Mar 15

Opposing the privatisation of public banks, United Forum of Bank Unions has planned a two-day strike from March 15. The strike will supposedly hamper functioning of all major banks, including SBI, as "about 10 lakh bank employees and officers of the banks will participate in the strike". Alarmed by the government’s privatization strategy, the protest is against the Finance Minister's call to privatise two more banks in the Union Budget 2021.