The four banks on the shortlist are Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India, two officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity as the matter is not yet public

The call for the strike was given by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions.

Farmers' protest: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait said that farmer leaders protesting on the highways near Delhi would attend the meeting

Bharat Bandh: The 4-hour Bharat bandh will affect transport services, especially in the NCR region. From transport bodies to cab services, several unions have backed farmers' agitation

General Secretary, Hind Mazdoor Sabha Harbhajan Singh Sidhu told that the joint forum would extend moral support to the farmers' agitation but would not go on strike because a notice is required to be served for the purpose

Farmers' protest: Work at major wholesale vegetable and fruit markets is likely to be hampered with a section of traders favouring the farmers' demands

Commuters may face problems since some auto and taxi unions in Delhi have decided to join December 8 Bharat Bandh called by farmers

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had on Sunday extended its support to the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' organisations on December 8

The Congress along with various other opposition parties announced that they will extend support to 'Bharat Bandh' on December 8 in solidarity with the farmers

C H Venkatachalam, general secretary, All India Bank Employees Union (AIBEA), said that nearly 2 million cheques worth Rs 18,000 crore could not be sent to clearing houses due to the strike.

Several banks have urged customers to use digital channels and ATM services to carry out normal banking activities; AIBEA says 75% workers will be left with no legal protection if new labour codes come into force

With this, most of industrial, banking activities and road movements will be hampered. A joint platform of ten central unions says all preparations have been done as more than 25 crore workers are expected to participate in strike 

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The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) also announced its decision to participate; strike notice has been issued in most parts of the country by associations of government employees in the public sector, as well as the independent sectoral federations.

Bank strike on November 26: The AIBEA, which has four lakh bank employees from several public and old private sector banks and few foreign banks as its members, represents majority of the banks except State Bank of India and Indian Overseas Bank

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Under the agreement reached on Wednesday, Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) will also be introduced for public sector bank staff and it will be based on operating or net profit of individual banks concerned

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Data firm OAG said several years of industry growth had been lost and it could take until 2022 or 2023 before the volume of flyers returns to the levels that had been expected for 2020

In talks with Indian Banks' Association (IBA), apart from a 15 per cent increase in payslip cost, progress was made on some of our other demands as well, United Forum Bank Unions said