One of the leading newspaper, ‘The
Hindu’ publishes the details of the Confederation of All India Bank
Officers meeting held on Friday at Mangalore…
Bank employees expect early settlement on wage revision
MANGALORE : The All India Bank Officers’
Confederation on Friday said it hoped the negotiation with the Indian
Banks’ Association (IBA) on September 24 would result in the wage
revision acceptable to the employees, failing which United Forum of Bank
Unions would be forced to take some strong steps.
Addressing the members here,
Confederation President Y. Sudarshan regretted the managements treat
employees as ‘liability’ when it comes to wage revision while for the
rest of operations, including spread of various government schemes, they
are treated as assets. The vast human resource of banks, which has
helped the industry to come to the present level and is prepared to the
take modernisation forward, should be treated as capital asset and
salaries as long-term investment, he demanded.
Officers and employees do not take
pleasure in resorting to strikes and inconvenience the public, Mr.
Sudarshan clarified. It is the attitude of the managements that has been
forcing them to resort to strikes. Not a single wage revision in the
past two decades has come without strike whereas government employees
and legislators get salaries revised at regular intervals, he regretted.
The 9th bipartite agreement expired in October 2012 and since then
employees have eagerly been awaiting the next revision amidst several
negotiations and a couple of strikes, he said.
Initially, the IBA had offered 5 per
cent hike, Mr. Sudarshan said and termed it a piece of biscuit thrown at
dogs. During the recently concluded negotiations, the IBA came up to
offering 11 per cent hike whereas the Confederation has stuck to its
demand of 25 per cent hike. The Unions and employees are no more
prepared to wait, Mr. Sudarshan added.
He said public sector banks have been
continuing their contribution towards strengthening the economy even as
they were the ones responsible for the nation withstanding the economic
slowdown in 2011. They have been the ones ensuring government’s
programmes reach the targeted class, including the latest Jan Dhan
Yojana. The Confederation is also opposed to merger of PSU banks,
attempts for which are reportedly being made by the central government,
he said.
Confederation Advisor M. Harshavardhan and others were present.
Source: www.thehindu.com
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