Dear Comrades,
The fight for Five-Day Banking must not be seen merely as a struggle for implementation of an agreement that has remained pending for more than 30 months. This is a fight for our existence, our dignity, our families and our fundamental right to a humane working life.
Public Sector Bank employees serve far more customers than our private-sector counterparts. Even with private banks accounting for a substantial share of the banking market, it is overwhelmingly the Public Sector Banks and their employees who carry the burden of Government-sponsored schemes, financial inclusion, social-sector banking and the last-mile delivery of public policy.
We work for institutions owned by the people and for a Government that expects us to reach every citizen. We have never shied away from that responsibility. But those who expect us to serve the nation must also recognise one simple truth:
We are not robots. We are not machines. We are not AI tools. We are human beings.
We have families waiting for us, children who need our time, parents who need our care, and lives beyond targets, reviews, late-night meetings and relentless workplace pressure.
We are not asking for privilege. We are asking for dignity, balance and justice.
The growing culture of excessive working hours, constant pressure and an increasingly toxic work environment cannot become the new normal. Five-Day Banking is one important step towards restoring humanity to our workplaces.
Save the banker. Save the banking family. Respect the commitment already made.
Five-Day Banking is not a luxury.
It is not an unreasonable demand.
It is a just demand whose time has come.
Let us stand together, for ourselves, for our families and for the generations of bankers who will come after us.
Five-Day Banking is For Dignity. For Family. For a Humane Workplace.
March ahead with courage and unity for the three-day strike from 28th to 30th September and make it a resounding success. No fear, no threat and no intimidation can weaken our collective resolve. Officers and employees stand together , we are all strikers in this historic struggle.
General Secretary
AIBOC
@Being_Banker@aiboc_in@UFBUPUNE Surely Black sunday in the history of Banking Industry. It does not happend during emergency, during demonetisation, during covid.. Shame on it.
#BlackSunday#5DayBankingNow
We are observing 27/09 as a #BlackSunday
All Bankers who are compelled to working on Sunday, 27.09.2026 will show their protest wearing Black Clothes on Sunday.
The success of the strike on 11 September 2026 reinforces the demand for 5-day banking; we will not be ignored. #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/q0wWTaRxlD
Every 24x7 banking service has a banker behind it and a family waiting at home. We agreed to the 5-day week in March 2024 and accepted longer weekday hours. The regulator, the insurer and the Government all work 5 days.
Our demand is just. The delay is not.
#5DayBankingNow #AIBOC @PMOIndia
The urgency for implementing 5-day banking has never been higher, especially with rising workloads and staff shortages. #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/1Ffv6wuNa9
Bank employees went on strike due to the delay in 5-day banking, proving how essential this commitment is to our workforce. #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/hF7GM4uMCS
Bankers keep India connected 24×7.
But behind every transaction, target and deadline is a human being, with a family, responsibilities and a life beyond the branch.
A 5-day week was agreed in March 2024, with bankers accepting longer working hours from Monday to Friday.
The demand is reasonable. The commitment is proven. The delay is difficult to justify.
Implement 5-Day Banking now.
@PMOIndia@narendramodi@FinMinIndia@nsitharaman@DFS_India
#5DayBankingNow
After years of waiting for the 5-day week, bank staff are asking for action, not just promises; implement it now! #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/hF7GM4uMCS
Bankers keep India connected 24×7.
But behind every transaction, target and deadline is a human being, with a family, responsibilities and a life beyond the branch.
A 5-day week was agreed in March 2024, with bankers accepting longer working hours from Monday to Friday.
The demand is reasonable. The commitment is proven. The delay is difficult to justify.
Implement 5-Day Banking now.
@PMOIndia@narendramodi@FinMinIndia@nsitharaman@DFS_India
#5DayBankingNow
The wait for 5-day banking has lasted over two years, and it is time for meaningful progress from the Government. #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/hF7GM4uMCS
Bankers keep India connected 24×7.
But behind every transaction, target and deadline is a human being, with a family, responsibilities and a life beyond the branch.
A 5-day week was agreed in March 2024, with bankers accepting longer working hours from Monday to Friday.
The demand is reasonable. The commitment is proven. The delay is difficult to justify.
Implement 5-Day Banking now.
@PMOIndia@narendramodi@FinMinIndia@nsitharaman@DFS_India
#5DayBankingNow
It's time to withdraw unilateral discrimination in the PLI scheme and bring fairness back to our workforce! #5DayWeekandFairPLI#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/v83ycRYmij
In implementing a previously agreed PLI system, departments must prioritize inclusivity over acceptable quotas or performance divides. #5DayWeekandFairPLI#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/qjPpkJw4D1