Bank strike: Conciliatory talks on Friday

A final decision on whether bank employees would go ahead with their planned strike on February 25 and 26 is likely to emerge only after Friday, the day on which conciliatory talks are proposed to be held between Government, bank unions and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram, is understood to have assured bank unions that he would advise IBA to enter into a time-bound dialogue with them to find expeditious solutions to their demands