AITUC backs bank strike on Oct 22 against merger

New Delhi: The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Wednesday said it has extended support to the all India bank strike on October 22, to protest against the government’s decision to merge public sector banks. “We note that All India Bank Employees Association and Bank Employees Federation of India have jointly given the call for an all India bank strike on October 22, against the recent decision of the government to merge 10 public sector banks into four banks thus, deciding to close down six important nationalised banks,” an AITUC statement said. PTI