New Delhi, May 5 -- Employees of India's biggest public-sector lender - State Bank of India - are set to go on a two-day nationwide strike on May 25 and 26, 2026, to escalate long-pending demands such as employees' rights, fair working conditions, and protect the interests of both staff and customers.

Citing administrative neglect and what it described as a continued disregard for the employee concerns, the strike has been called by the All India State Bank of India Staff Federation (AISBISF) through a circular issued on May 2, 2026.

In the circular, the body has alleged that the bank management is implementing anti-employee policies, impacting the institution's backbone. According to the notification, if either of the scheduled dates f...