The United Forum of Bank Unions has called a strike for December 26 to protest the government's decision to merge Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank. (Shutterstock)Two nationwide bank employee strikes juxtaposed with Xmas holidays will translate into a nearly week-long bank closure in Jharkhand from Friday, a predicament that has left customers particularly traders jittery. People are worried that the long bank break will lead to cash crunch in ATMs. State general secretary of Confederation of All India Traders Suresh Sonthalia warned of huge rush at banks and ATMs from Wednesday. On December 26, another strike has been called by the employees’ union under the banner of United Forum of Bank Union in protest against a central decision for merger of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank.

Source: The Telegraph December 18, 2018 18:56 UTC