Varun Bharadwaj

Banker and Traveller
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[Sushant Sinha @SushantBSinha]

बैंक यूनियन्स को बैंकर्स का काटना ही था तो कम से कम सैटरडे को ही ये सब कर लेते।

संडे भी काम करा लिया और स्ट्राइक भी कैंसिल कर दी।

बेचारे सैटरडे की छुट्टी माँग रहे थे, यहाँ एक संडे एक्स्ट्रा काम करवा दिया यूनियन ने।

गजबे है

[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

[चाय नीति @TheChaiNiti]

Thank you, @awasthis Sir, for listening the voice of bankers and raising their concerns on your platform. True journalism is about giving everyone a voice and bringing their problems to the forefront. 🙏
@TNNavbharat

#5DaysBanking

[Sushant Sinha @SushantBSinha]

इंश्योरेंस पॉलिसी बेचने से लेकर ��रकारी योजनाएं ग्राहक को टिकाने तक,
आज की डेट में बैंक कर्मचारियों पर इतना काम लादा हुआ है कि उनपर हुए सर्वे में ज्यादातर “हाई स्ट्रेस” में होने की बात बता रहे हैं।

जिन्हें काम देने में दो मिनट नहीं लगता उन्हें दो छुट्टी देने में धरती फट जा रही है

[awasthis @awasthis]

सरकारी बैंकों की हड़ताल होने वाली है!
सोमवार से बुधवार करीब 8 लाख बैंक कर्मचारी और अधिकारी काम नहीं करेंगे।।

[Times Now Navbharat @TNNavbharat]

सरकारी बैंकों में घटा स्टाफ, क्���ा कम हो गया है काम? आंकड़ों के जरिए जानिए, किस 'बोझ' तले काम कर रहे हैं बैंककर्मी

देखिए, 'चक्रView' @awasthis के साथ

#ChakraViewWithSumitAwasthi #ChakraView #5DaysBanking #5DaysWorking #BankEmployees #BankStrike #5DayBanking #Bankers

[Sreenath Induchoodan @induchoodansree]

@nsitharamanoffc @DFS_India @PMOIndia
Manufacturing a perception won’t manufacture reality. Open a few branches. Click a few photographs. Showcase a few transactions and declare that “everything is normal.”

Who are you trying to convince? The public or yourselves?

A managed photo-op cannot erase a nationwide strike or the voice of thousands of employees. Perception may be manufactured. But the resolve of the workforce cannot.

#UFBU #AIBOC

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

Strike ahead march on

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

It's high time..!!
Govt must implement 5 day work week in Banks.

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

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

#5DayWeekandFairPLI

The 5 Day Work Week for bank employees was agreed in the Bipartite Settlement of March 2024. Its implementation cannot remain pending indefinitely.

At the same time, a unilateral and discriminatory PLI framework that divides the workforce must give way to a fair, transparent and inclusive system for all employees.

Every achievement of our banks is the outcome of collective effort.

Recognition too must reflect that collective contribution.

We seek no privilege, only implementation of an agreed commitment, equality in reward and dignity at work.

@PMOIndia

[Sreenath Induchoodan @induchoodansree]

Inequality in working hours demands immediate correction; we deserve a 5-day week as per the confirmed agreement. #5DayWeekandFairPLI #AIBOC @PMOIndia https://t.co/4qR9vaBbft

[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

@aiboc_in #5daysbanking

[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

[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

This type of service we are getting from India post @IndiaPostOffice

[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

This type of service we are getting from India post @IndiaPostOffice

[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

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[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

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[Varun Bharadwaj @VarunVbh1990]

Hi @myvoltas
Recently I lodged service request vide SR 25051300057 but I am very disappointed with assigned agency and their technician rude behaviour on call and they cancelled my request without visiting my place.

[Bank Kumar @24onlinebanking]

#UnitedWeStand – UFBU demands 5 day Banking. @DFS_India @ChiefIba @nsitharamanoffc @nsitharaman @PMOIndia @narendramodi @Bankers_We @idesibanda

[Sreenath Induchoodan @induchoodansree]

Public sector bank employees in India are overburdened, managing up to 2,500 customers each, while private banks maintain a ratio of around 400-500 per employee.

PSBs have lost over 100,000 staff since FY17, and with 41,177 vacant positions, the gap keeps widening. Despite handling higher business volumes per employee (₹21.99 Cr vs. ₹16.20 Cr in private banks), recruitment has slowed significantly.

Without adequate hiring, service quality, efficiency, and employee well-being are at risk. It’s time for urgent recruitment to support banking operations and public services.
@nsitharaman @FinMinIndia @PMOIndia @DFS_India @narendramodi

#UnitedWeStand

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

#UnitedWeStand