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Nearly 10 lakh bankers go on 2-day nationwide strike against 2% salary hike
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)/ Kolkata (WB)/ Moradabad (UP)/ Lucknow (UP)/ New Delhi, May 30 (ANI): Nearly 10 lakh bank workers have gone on a 2-day strike to protest against a 2% salary increase offered by the Indian Banks Association (IBA), which represents bank managements. The bank workers gathered in large numbers to stage protests in different cities of the country. Earlier on May 5, the IBA refused to increase wages by more than 2% for junior officers citing poor financial conditions of banks. Following this decision, the bankers opted to go for the strike.