Harikishor Tiwari, convenor of the old pension restoration forum on Saturday told media that Almost 40 lakh employees of Uttar Pradesh will go on strike from February 6. The Strike which is being slated before the crucial Lok Sabha Polls 2019 is expected to supported by many workers association from the state, added Tiwari.
40 Lakh employees of the state government is set to go for a strike with a demand to restore the old pension schemes. The Employees further alleged that they have been misled by the government officials for the last two months.
Prior to this in the last phase of December 2018, around 10 lakh employees of nine public sector banks went on a nationwide strike against the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda. They further sought their salary revision. Bank Unions call for a strike; Transactions to be affected for 5 days
The wage revision of the bank employees has been due since November 1, 2017. The bank unions had submitted their charter of demands on which the Indian Bank Association (IBA) called several rounds of meetings. Although the IBA has offered 8 percent wage hike, the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has termed it as “unacceptable”.
Last Month on December 12, Karnataka government employees took to streets in Belgaum city to protest against the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and demanded that it should be scrapped. Thousands of agitating employees also pressed for the earliest renewal of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).
(With Inputs from Agencies)