Raj Kumar Tirthala

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

Strike ahead march on

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

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

[GenZ Bankers @GenZBankerClub]

Kindly share/repost this video from UFBU, as much as you can. #5DayBanking #UFBU #5DaysBanking #BankStrike

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

Stand tall, stand united, our collective strength is our greatest power. ✊

Message from the General Secretary

[United Forum of Bank Unions @UFBUIndia]

This time Tricks of @DFS_India will not succeed, India is going to witness Our unity and our power, The Real Power lies in hand of Economic soldiers,Not in hand of policy Makers.
@nsitharaman
#5DayBankingNow

[APUBOA Andhra Pradesh @APUBOA]

#5DayBankingNow #AIBOC @PMOIndia #APUBOA

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

Banks will remain Closed for 5 Days in demand of #5DayBankingNow

26 Sep - Saturday Off
27 Sep - Sunday Off
28 Sep - Bank Strike
29 Sep - Bank Strike
30 Sep - Bank Strike

File pending for approval more than 1000+ days even after agreed in settlement Notes.

[United Forum of Bank Unions @UFBUIndia]

8.86 lakh employees in 2012-13.
7.58 lakh by March 2025.
Business past Rs 283 lakh crore.
Record profits, over a lakh fewer hands and still six day per week.
5 day banking is not a concession. It is arithmetic that caught up long ago
#5DayBankingNow
@DFS_India @ANI

[AIUBOF @gsaiubof]

It's high time the Government approves the 5-day banking agreement from March 2024; bank employees deserve this fair treatment. #5DayBankingNow #AIBOC @PMOIndia https://t.co/7xbrDXxy9V

[AIUBOF @gsaiubof]

The banking fraternity has waited long enough. UFBU demands immediate implementation, no more delay, no more excuses!The voice of bankers is rising. Our unity is unbreakable, and the struggle will continue with greater force.
#5DayBankingNow @PMOIndia @narendramodi @FinMinIndia

[Raj Kumar Tirthala @tirthalaraj]

@aiboc_in Bank employees have been patient for too long; now is the time to honour the 5-day week agreement and implement it!
#5DayBankingNow #AIBOC

@PMOIndia

[Raj Kumar Tirthala @tirthalaraj]

@aiboc_in Honour Commitment and implement 5Day Banking now 🔥🔥We are not so COOL

#5DayBankingNow

[Raj Kumar Tirthala @tirthalaraj]

#5DayBankingNow #5DayBankingNow #AIBOC @PMOIndia

Wait is over..WE DEMAND 5DAY BANKING NOW🔥🚩

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

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

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

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

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

FOMO - fear of missing out is shielded by the Fear of being embarrassed. UFBU always wins and the Govt. has relented again. Victory is ours comrade , strike ahead march on. @FinMinIndia @DFS_India

[Nilesh Pawar @nilesh_pawar15]

The 5-Day Work Week, agreed in the March 2024 Bipartite Settlement, must be implemented without further delay.

An agreement must be honoured. A reward system must be fair.

PLI too must be fair, transparent and inclusive, recognising that every achievement of our banks is built on collective effort.

No privilege. No favour. Just fairness, implementation and dignity at work.

Implement #5DayWeekandFairPLI @PMOIndia
#AIBOC

[Raj Kumar Tirthala @tirthalaraj]

The ongoing PLI conflict obstructs team unity and must be resolved collaboratively, restoring fairness for all employees. #5DayWeekandFairPLI #AIBOC @PMOIndia https://t.co/69f4Zg6pXm

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

India’s Bank employees seek two things rooted in fairness and dignity at work.
#5DayWeekandFairPLI
The demand for a 5 Day Work Week in banks is not new. It already stands agreed upon in the Bipartite Settlement of March 2024. What remains is its long-pending implementation.

At the same time, the unilateral and discriminatory PLI system must be abolished and replaced with a fair, transparent and inclusive framework for all employees, recognising the collective effort behind every institution’s performance.

Hardworking bank employees are not asking for privilege. They are asking for implementation of an agreement and equality in reward.

A motivated banking workforce strengthens Indian banking and the nation.
@PMOIndia

[Raj Kumar Tirthala @tirthalaraj]

#5DayWeekandFairPLI

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

India’s Bank employees seek two things rooted in fairness and dignity at work.
#5DayWeekandFairPLI
The demand for a 5 Day Work Week in banks is not new. It already stands agreed upon in the Bipartite Settlement of March 2024. What remains is its long-pending implementation.

At the same time, the unilateral and discriminatory PLI system must be abolished and replaced with a fair, transparent and inclusive framework for all employees, recognising the collective effort behind every institution’s performance.

Hardworking bank employees are not asking for privilege. They are asking for implementation of an agreement and equality in reward.

A motivated banking workforce strengthens Indian banking and the nation.
@PMOIndia