All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike call on December 21, 2018. AIBOC, the apex body of Bank Officers’ trade union movement comprising over 3,20,000 members, is demanding abolishing New Pension Scheme (NPS), updation/revision of pension and family pension and focus on core business and NPA recovery among others. It also opposing the Amalgamation of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda, Merger/amalgamation of Regional Rural Banks, Attack and Assault on Bank officers across the country, Reduction of existing medical benefits, Steep hike in insurance premium of retirees etc. In a press release, AIBOC general secretary, Soumya Datta, said that the proposed 24 hour strike would be preceded by a series of massive agitation programmes across all the major centres and district headquarters.