In Pictures: Bank Employees Protest Nationwide, Demand 5-Day Workweek

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Bank employees across India stage a nationwide strike demanding the implementation of a five-day workweek and changes to working conditions

Bank employees go on strike demanding 5-day workweek
Bank employees raise slogans and display a banner outside an Indian Bank branch during a nationwide one-day strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to demand a five-day working week and other reforms, in Patna, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Nationwide bank strike Bank employees strike
A union representative addresses bank employees holding banners and placards during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to demand a five-day working week, in Ranchi, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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United Forum of Bank Unions nationwide strike
Bank employees hold placards and shout slogans during a nationwide protest called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to demand a five-day working week, in Ahmedabad, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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All Saturdays bank holiday demand
Bank employees raise slogans during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Amritsar, Punjab, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Shiva Sharma
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September 11 bank strike
Bank employees join a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions to press for various demands, including immediate implementation of a five-day workweek, in Chennai, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank unions indefinite strike October
Members of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) hold placards and raise slogans during a nationwide protest demanding the implementation of a five-day banking week and other key demands, in Jammu, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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IBA 5-day work week agreement pending
People sit outside the closed shutters of a Bank of Baroda branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to demand a five-day working week, in Ranchi, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank services affected today
Bank employees join a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions to press for various demands, including immediate implementation of a five-day workweek, in Chennai, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank employees Strike
Bank employees raise slogans during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Five-day banking week
Bank employees raise slogans outside a Punjab and Sind Bank branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Are banks closed today strike
Bank employees raise slogans outside a Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Rajkot, Gujarat, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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All Saturdays bank holiday demand
Bank employees take out a protest march during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Hubballi, Dharwad district, Karnataka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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September 11 bank strike
Bank employees raise slogans during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Jammu, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank unions indefinite strike Octobe
Bank employees raise slogans during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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IBA 5-day work week agreement pending
Bank employees raise slogans outside a State Bank of India (SBI) branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, at Santipur, in Nadia district, West Bengal, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank services affected today
Bank employees raise slogans during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Bank employees raise slogans outside a Union Bank of India branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Siliguri, West Bengal, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.
Bank employees raise slogans outside a Union Bank of India branch during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for the immediate implementation of a five-day workweek and resolve pending wage-related issues, in Siliguri, West Bengal, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI

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