Banking services were hampered on Friday (September 11, 2026) in Vizianagaram district, with staff joining a strike for a five-day working week.
Vizianagaram Bank Employees Coordination Committee president B.V. Prasad said the bank managements had ignored the demand for a five-day week even as the practice was being adopted by many private and public sector companies in the country.
Published - September 11, 2026 01:04 pm ISTCustomers will be without services for the next three days as well, with the second Saturday, Sunday and Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, September 14, following the strike.
Responding to a call by the United Forum of Bank Unions, employees of all cadres took part in a march from the Ananda Gajapathi auditorium to Fort Junction.
He said the performance-linked incentive (PLI) should be extended to all staff instead of to selected employees. He asked the bank managements to hold talks with the employees’ unions before taking any new policy decision that might affect staff’s working conditions.
