New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called for a series of nationwide strikes, including an indefinite strike from 26 October, over the implementation of five-day banking week and the government's revised Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for senior bank officers.

The UFBU, which represents more than 90% of the banking workforce across public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks, regional rural banks and co-operative banks, said it will hold an all-India bank strike on 11 September, followed by strikes on 28, 29 and 30 September. It has also called for a continuous, indefinite strike from 26 October, according to its press statement.

The unions' demands include implementation of five-day...