SOME VIEWS OF BANKERS ON PROPOSED STRIKE ON 16TH DECEMBER 2009

In one of the websites, some of their readers have expressed their opinion on the proposed strike on 16th December 2009. We are publishing here some of the views appeared in the website. Please note that the views expressed therein are the views of the authors only.
Shail Kishore Prasad: " I am totally agree with the views being shared by our concerned colleagues, who are coming out against these nonsense, idiots i.e. so called leaders of our banking union or association. I am working with SBI and joined as P.O. When we joined bank, we thought that it is well paid job, but considering the accountability and risk factor associated with this job, I think we have made a big mistake in choosing this career.
Now my only humble request to all of my colleagues, through this forum is that please do not participate in the coming strike, which is called for the most nonsense cause and please show the courage to discontinue the union/association fee. These idiots are enjoying their life with our hard earned monies and all these old, erstwhile clerks should be boycotted at all fronts."
Rajesh Kumar: "Now it is high time for all of us to take these bold decisions, otherwise we will be cheated by our own people, who consider themselves as the savior of banking industry."
Nagesh Bharat:"The Union Leaders have taken it granted that the members are their bonded laborers and they can be transported to anywhere they like to show their strength as is done by most political parties in their rallies.
But the most gruesome affair is that the political parties at least pay a day's wage to the laborers who are transported to the meeting place to shout slogans in their favour, but the bank union leaders are in such an advantageous position to blackmail their members that they use their members forcively to chant slogans in their favour but do not pay any wage for that day, rather they advice their bonded laborers to sacrifice a day's  salary to the management.
The cruelty on bank employees has crossed the limit of that of the white people made on the blacks as described in the world famous novel "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN".
Ram Prakash Agrwal: Wage revision of bank employees is pending since Nov 2007. There are lakhs of employees looking forward a honorable settlement. The union leaders have lost golden opportunity to strike a deal before general elections. This could not happen due to infightings amongst union leaders as most of the union leaders are retired employees and they have to loose nothing if settlement is delayed. Rather they will be richer by way of union levy. Unfortunately leaders have given a call of strike in December on a Non issue. They have completely ignored the fact that employees are now more concerned with settlement rather than to go on strike on flimsy grounds.
The leaders are thinking that employees are fools and they will satisfy the false ego of leaders.
Employees please beware of such calls which have no value except to loose on day wage on a issue which is "non issue". Our priority should now be to hammer out a honorable wage settlement with an option of pension to all the employees. We should not fight for pension to new entrants which will be covered by NPS. Date of effect has no meaning. Unions cannot fight for employees which are to join from 01.04.2010 or 01.04.2012.
The employees have now become restless due to delay in settlement which is due to inaction from UFBU and due to IBA/Government.
Let the leaders make a honest assessment of mood of employees before giving a fruitless call of strike."
Chandan Datta: "This in a political atmosphere where the central govt employees gained a stupendous increase in their wages even beyond their wild dreams, that too without the need to flex their union muscles even once. The Govt. was generous to a fault and did not grudge the employees this bonanza, out of the revenue kit of the Govt.
On the contrary present pay structure in the Indian banking industries, if one joins as a clerk he gets a salary of Rs.7300/- in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai or any other metropolis and of still lesser amount when he posted in smaller towns, as some allowances are not admissible there. With the ongoing wage negotiations, the proposed hike will get them Rs.9300/- per month; whereas the person stands to get far better salary with lesser responsibility with any central or state government jobs. What a paradox!"
Ramanathan Kannan: It is highly regretted that even 1% of the concern shown by ordinary bank staff is not shown by the so called leaders. the wage revision for bank staff has become a mockery among the public. to quote recent news, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, which is making losses to the tune of crores every year and whose present employees are less than their existing pensioners, has declared a wage increase of 40% effective from 2007. The roles and efficiency of state electricity boards are very well known to every body. Still they could bargain this wage revision due to the efforts of their leaders.
When such is the case with state union leaders, Bank union heads, who proclaim themselves as national level leaders, should resign their posts and give way for young generation people if they do not have capacity to do justice to their roles.
Source: http://www.allbankingsolutions.com/Wage-revision-views-on-proposed-strike-16122009.HTM